Poll: Identity Theft Concerns Rise
Few Think There Are Sufficient Safeguards
Analysis by Jon Cohen
March 17, 2005 — Most Americans are worried that technology is being used to invade their privacy, a sharp spike from five years ago. And even more — seven in 10 adults — are concerned they could become victims of online identify theft at some point in the future, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds.
After a spate of revelations of major identity-theft cases, 57 percent now express worry that computers and technology are prying into their private lives — up from 42 percent in 2000 and 38 percent in 1994. Moreover, 72 percent are concerned about the possibility their personal records could be stolen over the Internet.
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