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Economics of Identity Theft Avoidance, Causes and Possible Cures /

Today, identity is more than anything, economic. The technology used to create, utilize and protect identities is increasingly ill-matched to the economics and uses of identities. Identity theft is the misuse of private authenticating information to steal money. Protecting identity requires privacy....

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Main Author: Camp, L. Jean. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Subjects:
Biometrics (Biology).
Data encryption (Computer science).
Economics.
Management science.
Computer security.
Business.
Computer communication systems.
Biometrics.
Cryptology.
Economics, general.
Systems and Data Security.
Business and Management, general.
Computer Communication Networks.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68614-1
Table of Contents:
  • Identity in Economics, and in Context
  • Modern Technological and Traditional Social Identities
  • Identity Theft
  • Who Owns You?
  • Defeating the Greatest Masquerade
  • Secrecy, Privacy, Identity
  • Security and Privacy as Market Failures
  • Trusting Code and Trusting Hardware
  • Technologies of Identity
  • Anonymous Identifiers
  • Digital Signatures
  • Strengths and Weaknesses of Biometrics
  • Reputation
  • Scenario I: Your Credentials Please
  • Scenario II: Universal National Identifier
  • Scenario III: Sets of attributes
  • Scenario IV: Ubiquitous Identity Theft
  • Closing.

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