Financial identity theft: context, challenges and countermeasures

The existence of financial identity theft in the United States, and its (gradual) spread to other areas of the world, increases the need to understand how identity theft occurs and how perpetrators of the crime manage to take advantage of developments within contemporary society. This book aims to provide suchan understanding through an in-depth comparative analysis which illustrates how states, financial service providers, consumers, and others facilitate the occurrence of financial identity theft in the United States and the Netherlands. Interdisciplinary approach of the topic of identity theft. Gives an insight how identity theft occurs and how perpetrators of the crime manage to take advantage of developments. In-depth comparative analysis between the United States (where identity theft first occured) and the Netherlands. INDICE: Introduction. Definitional Dilemmas. State as Protector. State as Provider. Financial Service Providers. Consumers. The Others. From Piece to Puzzle.

• ISBN: 978-90-6704-813-2
• Editorial: T.M.C. Asser Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 305
• Fecha Publicación: 02/10/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés