Second cybercrime: Identity theft

According to an investigation of the "Centre de recherche pour l'étude et l'observation des conditions de vie" (Crédoc), more than 210 000 persons are victim of an identity theft every year in France. There are more identity theft than burglaries or thefts. Traditionaly, identity theft are commited to trick banks, social aids, planning commition or French nationality.

Analysis: This identity theft shows how easy it is to become an other person thanks to Internet. That means we have to be very careful. We need to be vigilent about that. It must be really hard to identify someone who steal other's identity.