March 6, 2008
- So You Think Identity Theft is Bad Where YOU Live?
I heard a statistic on the radio news here in Phoenix that floored me: 1 in 4 Arizona residents (it might have been Phoenix residents) have had their identities compromised or stolen. Unbelievable - but probably not too far from the truth.
I've been in the Phoenix metropolitan area this week giving presentations to PC Users Groups that belong to the Arizona Association of Computer Clubs (or AZACC - see www.AZACC.org). As part of my presentation (which mentions this blog), I ask the audience how many know that Phoenix is #1 on the list of cities that have the worst problem with identity theft. Only about half know. I then ask them to raise their hands if their identities have been compromised in some way. (Between 10% and 20% of the hands go up). (…)
