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Frauds, Phones & Fingerprints: Proving Your Identity in the Digital Age

Frauds, Phones & Fingerprints: Proving Your Identity in the Digital Age - Paperback

by Almis Ledas
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Availability:In StockContributor:Almis LedasPublish date:2/28/2025Pages:180
Language:EnglishPublisher:FriesenPressISBN-13:9781038333322ISBN-10:1038333326UPC:9781038333322Book Category:Computers, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Internet, Privacy & Surveillance (see also Political ScienceBook Topic:Online Safety & Privacy, Privacy & SurveillanceSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.41 inchesWeight:0.4696Product ID:SCYAW0EXR7
The internet is a happy hunting ground for identity thieves, fraudsters and scammers. Criminal impersonation has evolved leaving established methods for protection against identity theft no longer effective. If you're active online, it's time to learn safe navigation in the digital world.

Frauds, Phones and Fingerprints will help you understand what you need to know and what you need to do to stay safe. Entertaining and informative, it uses clear, compelling language to show how our personal information and identity are used, managed and verified online-and why many methods are prone to fail.

You'll learn how to distinguish between legitimate information requests and phishing, how your online activity can be used against you and how new tools are being used to prevent fraud attacks. By the end, you'll understand why the digital world is a bonanza for fraudsters and be better equipped to defend yourself against identity theft.
Language:EnglishPublisher:FriesenPressISBN-13:9781038333322ISBN-10:1038333326UPC:9781038333322Book Category:Computers, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Internet, Privacy & Surveillance (see also Political ScienceBook Topic:Online Safety & Privacy, Privacy & SurveillanceSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.41 inchesWeight:0.4696Product ID:SCYAW0EXR7
Ledas, Almis: - ALMIS LEDAS has spent over a decade developing solutions for online identity verification. A retired professional engineer, he is a founder and past president of EnStream, a joint venture of the national Canadian telcos (Rogers, Bell and TELUS) that uses mobile network operator information to verify online identities. He is also past chairman of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association and has served on the boards of two telecom operators.

Guided by a lifelong love of reading, teaching and history, Ledas continues to entertain and inform his audiences. He has written in the business press, lectured at universities on identity verification and marketing, spoken on the subject at conferences and co-authored a successful play at the SummerWorks Theatre Festival in Toronto. He's also an avid marathon runner, having completed over seventy marathons. The author lives in Toronto with his wife and daughter.
Publisher: FriesenPress

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