DocumentCode
869838
Title
Protecting job seekers from identity theft
Author
Sweeney, L.
Author_Institution
Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Volume
10
Issue
2
fYear
2006
Firstpage
74
Lastpage
78
Abstract
In search of a job after graduating from college, Meg Kemp posts her resume online. Norton Steuben, a retired law professor, hasn´t looked for employment in more than 35 years and rarely uses the Internet, yet his law school maintains his curriculum vita online. Although such activity might seem innocuous, information in both these online resumes initially put Meg and Norton in danger of becoming identity-theft victims. Fortunately, they received some unexpected protection in the form of a computer program called Identity Angel, which this article describes in more detail.
Keywords
Internet; computer crime; data privacy; employment; Identity Angel computer program; Internet; identity theft; job seeker information protection; online curriculum vita; online resume; personal information protection; social security numbers; Credit cards; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Electronic mail; Employment; Information security; Internet; Protection; Resumes; Search engines; google; identity theft; phishing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Internet Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1089-7801
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MIC.2006.40
Filename
1607991
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