"It won't protect the government against ID theft or identity fraud."

Efforts to prevent ID theft might be better spent educating the public on how to protect themselves.

It almost makes ID theft a tempest in a teacup.

I often read about cyber crime and ID theft.

Organizations similar to vigilante action against pedophiles also target ID theft.

So the criminals go after ID theft and phishing.

Some ways you might detect medical ID theft include:

"Anyone who tells you shredding gives you peace of mind doesn't know the whole truth about ID theft," she said.

This is the oldest form of ID theft, and it requires a thief to physically steal an item from you.

So it seemed simple - we could do something to stop vandals from digging into people's garbage for the purpose of ID theft.