Identity fraud occurs when someone steals another person’s personal documents or information, and then proceeds to use these for their own benefit. In the new digital age, it has become very easy for people to steal personal information, especially through phishing scams and online transactions. The delegation of France believes that some of the most harmful type of identity fraud involve forging passports and other identity papers. The scamming of the identification documents creates a stress on
NATIONAL ID CARD EXECUTIVE SUMMARY After the September 11th attacks, the issue of making national ID card in the United States, Canada and other countries has restarted. After reading many articles, magazines, and skipping through lots of frequently ask question about nation General confirmed the black market in phony driver’s licenses exist in that state.” National ID card, I myself believe that national ID card will not only not stop terrorism, illegal immigrants but also create a form
Payment Systems & Security From PayPal to Debit cards, from EFT to Credit cards, this modern world has been inundated with new ways of making business transactions. Instead of the conventional use of dollars and nickels, now there are electronic payment systems. These types of systems allow for better trust and acceptance between consumer and businesses. In the traditional way of buying a product, one would see a product in person, and pay for it with cash or credit. In e-commerce, the business
which launched on the 27 Jun 1998. Putrajaya and Cyberjaya is the two of the world’s first smart cities that being developed in the corridor. Now Putrajaya is the new seat of government and administrative capital of Malaysia where the concept of electronic government. Cyberjaya become an intelligent city because have multimedia industries, R&D centres, a Multimedia University and operational headquarters to direct their worldwide manufacturing and trading activities through multimedia technology.
possibly most catastrophic if it were to ever occur would have to be the Electronic Banking Conspiracy. There are many different theories on how this conspiracy began. There is an elite group of people, or it has been in progress for centuries, or even that our own government is behind it. The first theory is that there is an elite group of people, no one knows who they are, but they want every single person to be using electronic banking, virtual money. What is virtual money? Virtual money is what it
debit or credit cards to process transactions of their purchases. In the old days it used to be when you would get your paycheck on Friday and rush to the bank during your break or lunch in order to cash withdraw your funds or deposit them into your account. It used to be where you carry cash to buy groceries, pay bills, and go shopping. Now some people don’t even set foot inside their bank branch because they are paid using direct deposit or the funds are loaded into a debit card provided by their
have used some form of electronic commerce. As explained by González (2001) , ...a smart card can generally be defined as a plastic card with dimensions similar to traditional credit/debit cards, into which an electronic device has been incorporated to allow information storage. Frequently, it also has an integrated circuit with data processing capacity. Smart cards are normally separated into two categories: memory cards and microprocessor cards, commonly named smart cards for their capability to
Credit Card Skimming: Global Fraud Credit card skimming is a type of fraud committed on a daily basis around the world. It is the theft of credit card information used in a legitimate transaction. A Department of Justice national survey has shown that approximately 4 million households suffered an unauthorized use or attempted use of a credit card in 2007. In the future it is estimated that one billion credit cards will be distributed that will susceptible to electronic credit card skimming according
season, Target was involved in a major credit card hacking scheme which affected millions of consumers. There were approximately 70 million customers that had their debit and credit cards compromised. The company announced that hackers somehow manipulated the payment system and stole debit and credit card data. The hackers were able to retrieve consumer names, card numbers, expiration dates, and the three digit security code on the back of the cards (Kassner, 2014). While the breach may not have
The article, “National Identity Cards Strange Liberty, Banish Privacy” by Charles Levendosky, implies that Identity Cards give us a false sense of security. The system would not prevent terrorists from using fake documents to get a national identity card and all citizens’ private information would be shared with government agencies and commercial organizations, therefore all personal information can be easily accessed through a computer system. This would result in a surveillance society with many
Electronic Payment System I. Introduction With the continuing rapid growth of E-commerce, transactions on the Internet have been increasing exponentially. And such transactions require some reliable and secure payment systems. In fact, one of the key factors in the success of E-commerce is the development of convenient, reliable and secure electronic payment system. To understand the issues and current activities regarding the development of electronic payment system, I discuss the
Introduction The national identification system is method used by the government to help the public agencies in classifying and authenticating the identities of natives who are getting benefit of using the government services and who are doing the public operations. Usually natives are assigned to the identification number when they born or when they reach the legal age. Some countries involve both of their citizens and residents from different nationalities to have the national ID system. That depends
private and personal information of the users, but the information collected by them can however lead to risks. The personal information is often provided by users actively and voluntarily such as names, email ids, physical addresses or even credit card information. Though in some cases information is passively passed on by users and even sites to third party, for example some of site banner ads allow third party advertisers to track users browsing habits. But most often websites gather and use the
Specific Purpose: to present an informative speech about identity theft. Introduction: 1. Attention Getter: 7% of people 16 years or older were victims of identity theft in the year 2012 approximately 16.6 million people. (BJS) II. Motivation for Listening: Identity theft is becoming a major problem for consumers. Frank Abagnale now an American Security Consultant who has had a novel and a movie made after him after he had stolen the identities of an airline pilot, doctor, lawyer, and a US Bureau
Identity Theft Law enforcement officials have stated that identity theft crime has been one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States. Identity theft is also one of the fastest growing white collar crimes. This is a serious crime. Identity theft is the act of knowingly transferring or using without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person with the intent to commit, or to aid or abet, any unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of federal law, or that constitutes
credit and debit cards on a regular basis and in everyday situations such as meal purchased at fast food, highway tolls, clothing, groceries, gas stations, etc. all of these means of systems could be regarded as a cashless society or world. The question we might ask ourselves is what is a cashless society? What are the implications of living in a cashless world? To begin with, a cashless society could be regarded as a world where all bills and debits are paid for with the use of electronic money such
prevent and deter credit card fraud. Many have been created or modified within the past decade and are enforceable by several agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), United States Secret Service (USSS), and the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS). Task forces consisting of federal, state, tribal, and local agencies have been formed throughout the U.S. to increase joint-interagency cooperation among criminal investigators and prosecutors. Credit Card Fraud Act (1984) In
would be able to feel a sense of trust, confidence and assurance that their information is safe. Many technological developments are being tested and today even implemented through that very system, of e-payments. Already being used today are smart-cards and e-wallets, which in fact work well at creating a safeguard for customers information. Customers now have the convenience of quick and more efficient ways of making transactions and saving data effortlessly with the click of a button. Authentication
business .Having electronic payments means that cuckoo will be open 24/7 so they can receive payments at any time from customers A major advantage of electronic payments (online payments) would be efficiency. They are efficient because they provide a good trail of where money has been spend and received. This provides good accountability meaning cuckoo can refer to payment trails when looking at what money that they have received. Disadvantages of payment systems When using electronic payments there
Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites Your credit card is stolen. You place a phone call to the number provided in your tourist guide or in the local daily press. You provide your details and you cancel your card. You block it. In a few minutes, it should be transferred to the stop-list available to the authorization centres worldwide. From that moment on, no thief will be able to fraudulently use your card. You can sigh in relief. The danger is over. But is it ? It is definitely