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      "id": 304986,
      "date": "2005-03-16",
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      "title": "Identity Theft: The Internet Connection",
      "summary": "Concern is growing about identity theft -- where one person assumes the identity of another by\nstealing personally identifiable information (PII), such as credit card or Social Security numbers.\nHigh profile incidents disclosed in early 2005 involving ChoicePoint, Bank of America, and\nLexisNexis, where the PII of more than a million Americans may have been compromised, have\nrefocused congressional attention on this issue. Many associate the rise in identity theft cases with\nthe Internet, but surveys indicate that comparatively few victims cite the Internet as the source of\ntheir stolen PII. Still, the Internet may play a role, particularly through a practice known as\n\u201cphishing.\u201d Congress already has passed several laws to address identity theft, and\ncontinues to\ndebate whether additional action is needed. This report will not be updated; for information on\npending bills and current legislative action, see  CRS Report RL31408 .",
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