Social Networking, the Catalyst for Identity Thefts in the Digital Society
Journal: FedUni ResearchOnline (Federation University Australia)
Year: 2014

Abstract- This paper explores the vulnerability of social network users to identity theft when they share personal identification information online. The sharing of details like age, sex, address and other personal information like photographs can assist in establishing an identity. Identity criminals exploit social network users and the weaknesses of social networking sites to gather the information needed to commit identity theft and identity fraud using this identification information. While