<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/545248e5-028e-4823-9ec2-1c435ab6f357/CB91ABBA-1783-4280-AB9E-A3FC480C0222/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.newsday.com/technology/sfl-flhlpcybertheft0908sbsep08,0,7754312.story" href="http://www.newsday.com/technology/sfl-flhlpcybertheft0908sbsep08,0,7754312.story" style="font-size: 11px;">www.newsday.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newsday.com/technology/sfl-flhlpcybertheft0908sbsep08,0,7754312.story">We use the Internet for everything. We shop, pay bills, work and play online.<BR></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newsday.com/technology/sfl-flhlpcybertheft0908sbsep08,0,7754312.story">But the Internet has also become a playground for identity thieves. Criminals wait in cyberspace for the opportunity to steal your identity and commit crimes using your name.<BR></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newsday.com/technology/sfl-flhlpcybertheft0908sbsep08,0,7754312.story">"Identity theft is a complex crime," said Linda Foley, founder of Identity Theft Resource Center</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newsday.com/technology/sfl-flhlpcybertheft0908sbsep08,0,7754312.story"> "The Internet gives them [identity thieves<EM>]</EM> an advantage because they are faceless. They can apply for a credit card after stealing your identity."<BR></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newsday.com/technology/sfl-flhlpcybertheft0908sbsep08,0,7754312.story">Consumer advocates said nobody is safe from ID theft, but consumers can take precautions to protect themselves. Among them: installing a firewall program and other protections, shopping only on secured sites, and ignoring e-mails that come from unknown sources.<BR></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newsday.com/technology/sfl-flhlpcybertheft0908sbsep08,0,7754312.story">But Schmidt added: "Cyber criminals are more organized than ever. If they steal $1 million, they will get a lot of attention so they steal small amounts from different people."<BR></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newsday.com/technology/sfl-flhlpcybertheft0908sbsep08,0,7754312.story">computer owners must upgrade computer's software programs</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/CB91ABBA-1783-4280-AB9E-A3FC480C0222/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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