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9.9 million Americans were victims of identity theft, a crime
that cost them roughly $5 billion.
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Almost three-quarters of Americans are concerned about Internet
and computer security, and a similar number fear their personal
information could be stolen or used improperly.
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A majority of PC users choose passwords which are easy to remember,
and therefore easy to unravel.
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Online consumers were defrauded to the tune of over USD700 million
last year, reports Newsbytes.
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Of 1,000 online consumers polled by Gartner, 5.2 percent suffered
online credit card fraud and 1.9 percent were victims of identity
theft.
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Jupiter Media Metrix indicates that almost 70 percent of US
consumers worry that their privacy is at risk online.
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