Identitytheft is a form of fraud or cheating of another person s identity in which someone pretends ... credit and other benefits in that person s name. The victim of identitytheft here meaning the person ... are also victims. The term identitytheft was coined in 1964 ref cite web url http dictionary.oed.com ... accurate terms would be identity fraud or impersonation or identity cloning but identitytheft has become commonplace. Determining the link between data breaches and identitytheft is challenging, primarily because identitytheft victims often do not know how their personal information was obtained, and identitytheft is not always detectable by the individual victims, according to a report done for the FTC. ref Federal Trade Commission 2006 IdentityTheft Survey Report, p.4 ref Identity fraud is often but not necessarily the consequence of identitytheft. Someone can steal or misappropriate personal information without then committing identitytheft using the information about every person ... breaches have not resulted in detected incidents of identitytheft . ref cite web url http www.gao.gov ... that Most often, the causes of identitytheft is not known, but reported that someone else concluded that the probability of becoming a victim to identitytheft as a result of a data breach is ... around ... Laws Reduce IdentityTheft? author Sasha Romanosky date work Heinz First Research Paper publisher ... about 1,800 instances of identitytheft, according to the company whose systems were breached. ref ... to gain this information, it would mean identitytheft or even a possible terrorist attack. Giles .... 3 Oct. 2010. Types Sources such as the non profit IdentityTheft Resource Center ref cite web url http www.idtheftcenter.org title IdentityTheft Resource Center website author date work publisher idtheftcenter.org accessdate ref sub divide identitytheft into five categories Business commercial identitytheft using another s business name to obtain credit Criminal identitytheft posing as another ... more details
national non profit organization that focuses on identitytheft. ITRC cooperates with a wide variety ... on the latest trends in identitytheft and fraud. ITRC maintains and updates more than 240 written ... fraud and identitytheft. ITRC provides an average of 50 presentations a year on identitytheft ... e newsletter , ITRaC News which addresses a wide variety of identitytheft issues such as scam ... provides a wide variety of information on identitytheft issues to consumers and others with identitytheft interests. Documents are presented in English, Spanish and Chinese. References http www.ojp.usdoj.gov ... Identity Category Theft Category Crimes Category Personal identification documents ... more details
to Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center , wireless identitytheft is a pretty ... date May 2009 Overview Wireless identitytheft is a relatively new technique of gathering an individual ... news article.asp?ARTICLE ID 41030 Are New Pasports IdentityTheft Risk? WorldNetDaily.com ... denial statements regarding wireless identitytheft or fraud and provided marketing information that either ... ref name NYT even if consumers were victims of RFID credit card fraud or identitytheft, they would ... or have their identitytheftidentity stolen After the release of the study results, all of the credit ... www.youtube.com watch?v X034R3yzDhw&NR 1 1 See also Identitytheft RFID HID Global Credit card fraud ... Yourself from High Tech RFID IdentityTheft , How To Do Just About Everything website, December ... 2006SPIE.6075..366H RFID IdentityTheft and Counermeasures , Optical Security and Counterfeit Deterrence ... Products Mergeto Identitytheft discuss Talk Identitytheft Merge proposal date August 2008 categories ...Attention RFID ID Theft protection vendors Wikipedia policy specifically forbids use of articles webpages for advertising. Insertion of promotional advertising disguised as references, or other types of SPAM, will result in its immediate removal offenders can additionally have their Wikipedia edit privileges and accounts cancelled Wireless identitytheft , also known as contactless identitytheft or RFID identitytheft , is a form of identitytheft described as the act of compromising an individual s personal identifying information using wireless radio frequency mechanics. ref name HB B F J O Numerous articles have been written about wireless identitytheft and broadcast television has produced ... theft of RFID credit card information and been met with both denials and criticisms from RFID ... tags similar to credit and debit cards . The RFID tags in ePassports are also subject to data theft ... NewCreditCardsAllowHandsFreeTheft.aspx New Credit Cards Allow Hands Free Theft , MSN Money website ... more details
Ghosting is a form of identitytheft in which someone steals the identity, and sometimes even the role ... Unreferenced section date March 2008 Typically, identitytheft is done for criminal financial gain ..., the person who steals this identity the ghoster is roughly the same age that the ghost would have ... falsely documenting a completely fictional identity is not ghosting, as false identification ... identity that is already listed in government records an identity that is dormant because its original .... The identity thief retains his own name and place in society while making unlawful use of someone else s more advantageous financial status. The so called identity thief is really more interested in exploiting someone else s financial credit rather than acquiring that person s identity. In this sense ... another person s identity for his own ongoing use and therefore usually selects a person who is dead ... . Generally, a ghoster is unwilling to sustain their existing identity and takes a new identity to get a fresh start in life. Unlike a typical identity thief, who squeezes quick profits from one stolen identity then moves on to the next victim, a ghoster may actively seek to acquire maintain a respectable credit rating in their new identity. Ghosting is largely a phenomenon of the 20th century. Before the arrival of the Social Security system, a person who possessed no identity documents no birth ... in the 1920s did it become essential for every adult to possess an identity that was registered in government archives if not their own lawful identity, then one appropriated from a person no longer ..., abruptly moving to another city and inventing another identity. If this incident did indeed occur in the 1920s ... ten years later, Flitcraft would have needed a ghost identity to begin his new life. In the days ... stolen identity, the ghoster would gradually acquire evidence enabling him to pass himself off as the other ... for a female to appropriate a dead person s identity than it is for a man. For instance, a female ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The North Carolina IdentityTheft Protection Act of 2005 is a series of broad laws that was passed by the North Carolina General Assembly General Assembly of the U.S. state of North Carolina to prevent or discourage identitytheft as well as guarding and protecting individual privacy . Summary North Carolina Attorney General Roy A. Cooper Roy Cooper proposed the IdentityTheft Protection Act of 2005 which was introduced by Senator Dan Clodfelter . The act was designed to strengthen safeguards for personal information, requiring businesses and government to better protect sensitive financial information, and gave consumers more tools to fight theft of their information. This includes more restriction on the collection, use, and safekeeping of a consumer s social security number and consumer financial information. The Act requires businesses, charities and government to notify individuals if a security breach has compromised any personal information and placed them at risk of identitytheft. North Carolina consumers where given the right to obtain a Security Freeze on their credit reports. Placing a security freeze on a credit report would prohibit credit reporting agencies from releasing any information about you to new creditors, making it difficult for an identity thief to open an account or obtain credit in your name. Further the Act gave the right to sue for Monetary damages civil damages in the event of identity fraud theft. The Act covers everything from rights to penalties. SESSION LAW 2005 414 and SENATE BILL 1048. The Act applies to any entity financial institutions, charities, government, businesses, etc. . Companies located in and out of North Carolina that conduct business in state or keep personal information of state residents are required ... U.S. state Washington have passed laws relating to identitytheft . External links http www.ncga.state.nc.us ... DEFAULTSORT North Carolina IdentityTheft Protection Act Of 2005 Category 2005 in law Category ... more details
otheruses Theft disambiguation Infobox Single Name The Theft Cover atreyu the theft.png Artist Atreyu band Atreyu from Album A Death Grip on Yesterday Released 2006 Format CD single Recorded Genre Metalcore Length 3 58 Label Victory Records Writer Producer Josh Abraham Atreyu band Atreyu Last single Ex s and Oh s br 2006 This single The Theft br 2006 Next single Shameful br 2007 The Theft is the second single from the American metalcore band Atreyu band Atreyu s third album, A Death Grip on Yesterday , released in 2006, and the third single counting Her Portrait in Black which was originally created for the Underworld Evolution soundtrack. The song s lyrics are about the theft of the band s lead singer, Alex Varkatzas s freedom when he was an alcoholic , or in his words stolen shit . ref cite web url http youtube.com watch?v I1JSr8ys8tI title The Theft live date 2006 11 15 publisher Chiseledsteel accessdate 2008 05 19 ref References This is not the place to add your clever linkspam Please post an explanation to the Talk Page before adding links here. nowiki See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the ref and ref tags, and the template below. nowiki reflist colwidth 30em Please post an explanation to the Talk Page before adding or changing links here. Atreyu DEFAULTSORT Theft, The Category Atreyu songs Category 2006 singles 2000s rock song stub ... more details
otheruses Theft disambiguation Infobox Book name A Theft image image ATheft.JPG 200px image caption 1st edition cover author Saul Bellow country United States language English language English genre Novel publisher Penguin Group Penguin release date March 1989 english release date media type Print Paperback pages 128 pp isbn 0140119698 dewey 813 .52 19 congress PS3503.E4488 T4 1989 oclc 18521152 preceded by More Die of Heartbreak followed by The Bellarosa Connection A Theft is a 1989 novel by the American author Saul Bellow . Bellow originally wanted to publish the book as a story or serial in a magazine such as The New Yorker , but his agent had trouble selling it to any magazine. Bellow, instead, chose to publish it as a book, and it was his first book to be published in paperback form, which was something highly unusual for a book written by an erudite and respected author. Bellow himself said on the television show Good Morning America that the book had the quality of a hardcover book, but lacked the requisite number of pages and, hence, was published as a trade paperback. Plot Clara Velde is a successful fashion writer in New York City and the star of the story. The book s title refers to the disappearance of Clara s prized emerald ring. Clara associates the ring with her love for the Washington, D.C. politico Ithiel and with her own professional and personal power. The ring s apparent theft leads Clara into a series of psychological crises and forces her to confront a long buried complex of interpersonal issues. SaulBellow DEFAULTSORT Theft, A Category Novels by Saul Bellow Category 1989 novels Category American novellas 1980s novel stub ... more details
wiktionary tocright Identity may refer to Philosophical topics Identity philosophy , also called sameness, is whatever makes an entity definable and recognizable Law of identity , principle of logic stating that an object is the same as itself Personal identity philosophy , refers to the numerical identity continuity of existence of persons through time Specifications of persons Identity change Identity document Identitytheft , the deliberate appropriation of someone else s identity without that person ... Gender identity , also known as core gender identity, the gender s or lack thereof, that a person self identifies Identity formation , the process of the development of the distinct personality of an individual Identity social science , umbrella term used to describe individuality, personal identity, social identity, and cultural identity in psychology, sociology, and philosophy Persona , a social role or a character played by an actor with oneself Sexual orientation identity , describes how persons identify their own sexuality Group expression and affiliation Christian Identity , a Christian religious movement Cultural identity , person s self affiliation or categorization by others as a member of a cultural group Identity politics , refers to political arguments that focus ... identity , belief in membership of a nation Mathematics Identity element , a special element in a set or structure with respect to an operator Identity function , a function that does not alter its argument Identity mathematics , an equality that holds regardless of the values of its variables Identity matrix , a square matrix with ones on the main diagonal , zeros elsewhere Business Accounting identity , calculation or measurement that must be true regardless of the value of its variables Corporate identity , persona of a corporation by way of branding or use of trademarks Computer science Digital identity , representation of a set of claims made by one digital subject about itself or another ... more details
unreferenced date February 2008 Theft of services is the legal term for a crime which is committed when a person obtains valuable services &mdash as opposed to goods &mdash by deception, force, threat or other unlawful means, i.e., without lawfully compensating the provider of said services. It may also overlap with some types of fraud in which payment is made on credit, but under an assumed identity, and ultimately disavowed Identitytheft . Types Crimes of this sort are typically prosecuted as larceny , and may be either a misdemeanor or a felony , based upon the value of the services illegally obtained. This category encompasses a wide variety of criminal activity including, but not limited to, tampering with or bypassing a utility meter so that the true level of consumption is understated leaving a hotel or restaurant or similar establishment without paying for the service and Fare evasion turnstile jumping or other methods of evading the payment of a fare or fee when using a public transit vehicle or entering a private facility normally requiring payment e.g., jumping over the fence at a fair or rock concert . Theft of services also occurs in the taxi industry, when a passenger in a taxi flees from the taxi to avoid paying the fee. Theft of this sort should not be confused with reasonable rejection, where, for example, a customer does not pay because the services provided were not as advertised or because the services did not meet reasonable standards of quality. For example, if a roofer installs a new roof, but the roof leaks, the customer might be able to withhold payment until the leak has been fixed without this withholding of payment being considered as larceny. These statutes ... services. Blue box phreaking Blue box , Red box phreaking red box theft of telephone service, usually toll charges, using a tone generator. Cable theft , illegal access to cable television systems. Category Theft Category Economics of service industries ... more details
wiktionary theftTheft is the illegal taking of another person s property without that person s freely given consent. Theft may also refer to A Theft , a 1989 American novel The Theft , a 2006 metalcore song Theft A Love Story , a 2006 Australian novel See also Thief disambiguation disambig it Ladro ... more details
Gene theft or DNA theft is the act of acquiring the genetic material of another human being, often from a public place, without his or her permission. The DNA may be harvested from a wide variety of common objects such as discarded cigarettes, used coffee cups and hairbrushes. This genetic material can then be used for such purposes as establishing Paternity law paternity , proving genealogy genealogical connections or even unmasking private medical conditions. ref Harmon, Amy. Stalking Strangers DNA to Fill in the Family Tree. The New York Times April 2, 2007 ref Criminal law Great Britain criminalized the taking of DNA without consent in 2006 at the urging of the Human Genetics Commission. ref Womack, Sarah. http www.telegraph.co.uk news uknews 1394939 Report urges ban on secret DNA tests.html Report urges ban on secret DNA tests , The Daily Telegraph , May 22, 2002 ref ref Editorial The Human Tissue Act, British Medical Journal , Sept 9, 2006. ref Australia s legislature debated a two year jail sentence for such theft in 2008. ref http www.upi.com Top News 2008 11 10 Australia considers DNA theft laws UPI 44161226357348 Australia considers DNA theft laws United Press International, Nov 10, 2008 ref ref Smith, Deborah. Theft of DNA should be a crime Experts, Sydney Morning Herald ... articles 2009 11 05 opinion doc4af258b842a6d983291505.txt Gene nappers, like identity thieves ... Gene nappers, like identity thieves, new threat of digital age , The New Haven Register , Nov. 5 ... Gene nappers, like identity thieves, new threat of digital age , The New Haven Register , Nov ... 11 05 opinion doc4af258b842a6d983291505.txt Gene nappers, like identity thieves, new threat of digital ... nappers, like identity thieves, new threat of digital age , The New Haven Register , Nov. 5, 2009 ref ... Kerkorian . ref Coghlan, Andy. http www.newscientist.com article dn2305 dna theft should be a criminal offence.html DNA theft should be a criminal offence , May 21, 2002 ref See also Genetic testing ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Theft Act with its variations is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom which relates to theft and other offences against property. An Act with this short title will have been known as a Theft Bill during its passage through Parliament. Theft Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation on that subject. See also Larceny Act . List United Kingdom England and Wales The Theft Act 1730 4 Geo.2 c.32 Repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1963 The Theft Act 1968 , which defines offences related to theft The Theft Act 1978 , which defines offences related to deception The Theft Amendment Act 1996 Scotland The Theft Act 1607 Northern Ireland The Theft Act Northern Ireland 1969 The Theft Northern Ireland Order 1978 The Theft Amendment Northern Ireland Order 1997 United States The No Electronic Theft Act NET Act See also List of short titles UK legislation Category Criminal law of the United Kingdom Statute stub ... more details
or goods from people without their consent at least superficially resembles theft but because it is typically ... between taxation and theft, or is it merely the result of the fact that the government that makes ... political subjects have wondered if taxation is a variety of theft or whether there is something that distinguishes taxation from theft and if so what these distinguishing features are. This page ... of taxation, is legitimate, taxation is distinguished from theft because the property at issue ... This turns the argument on its head, asserting that to refuse to pay a tax may be equivalent to theft ... as to grant itself certain property from time to time, not as a variety of theft or other injustice ..., non voluntary contract has the power to justify what otherwise would be theft. Taxation is Theft ... is theft, tax resistance is therefore legitimate Just as no one is morally required to answer ... often used by anarcho capitalists as a moral argument to show that taxation is theft. ref http www.impel.com ... would regard as unethical. It then proceeds to make slight changes to the story, with the identity ... needs to be, and what characteristics it needs to have, before the immorality of theft becomes the alleged ... deserves to be punished. ref http www.huppi.com kangaroo L taxestheft.htm Taxes are theft Bot generated title ref It is argued Who date July 2009 that the claim that taxation is theft presupposes ... Is Not Theft Bot generated title ref Thus, people are simply taking back what was rightly theirs ... the charge of the taxation as theft argument, and suffers from the additional error that taxation ... argument Who date July 2009 is that property is theft i.e., that the use of finders keepers as a system ... July 2009 to this argument is that, since theft presupposes the existence of property, property is theft ... of theft this of course assumes there is no distinction between private and public property. See also ... 2 Anarcho capitalism DEFAULTSORT Taxation As Theft Category Anarcho capitalism Category Anarchist ... more details
Piracy is theft was a slogan used by UK non profit organization Federation Against Software Theft FAST Federation Against Software Theft . http www.ntk.net 2002 11 29 elspa.gif http worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com antipiracy.htm It was first used in the 1980s and has since then been used by other similar organisations such as Motion Picture Association of America MPAA http news.zdnet.com 2100 9595 22 520722.html . See also Property is theft Home Taping is Killing Music You can click, but you can t hide Don t Copy That Floppy You Wouldn t Steal a Car Category Political slogans Category Copyright campaigns law stub ... more details
orphan date February 2010 Capital theft is the name sometimes given to aggravated theft in countries where such a crime is punishable by amputation or death. ref http bjc.oxfordjournals.org cgi pdf extract 13 3 284 ref For instance, the Sudan ese criminal code at 170 and 171 defines such a theft as the unlawful taking of another s property if its value is no less than the nisab , a crime punished by amputation of the right hand Citation needed date October 2009 . References Reflist http books.google.com books?id Boz3eZKwUhAC&pg PR7&lpg PR7&dq 22Capital theft 22&source bl&ots oW yQvFifU&sig VE wIckxdO887tpIyag buCauj8&hl en&ei ou7qSp 0EIWGMvG iIQM&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 10&ved 0CC8Q6AEwCQ v onepage&q 22Capital 20theft 22&f false Commentaries on the laws of England, Volume 4 http www.sudantribune.com article.php3?id article 13424 Darfur Imposition of Cross Amputation Category Theft crime stub ... more details
Expert subject Law date February 2010 Grand theft or grand larceny is a category used to rank the severity of crime associated with theft. Generally, in the United States it is defined as intentional taking property of others in an amount exceeding the state statutory amount. ref http topics.law.cornell.edu wex grand theft Cornell University Law School Law Information Institute , accessed February 2010 ref Grand theft occurs when an action that occurred meets the criteria for the applicable jurisdiction. Grand theft by state Specifics vary widely between states. Some exemptions include theft of agricultural produce, based on current wholesale value at the time of incident exceeding 250 firearm theft motor vehicle theft or bovine animals regardless of value. ref http www.leginfo.ca.gov cgi bin displaycode?section pen&group 00001 01000&file 484 502.9 State of California 487a e ref Vermont Grand Larceny Value of goods and chattel exceed 200 or it is a firearm... Citation needed begin fix link Wikipedia Citation needed Section text citation needed class noprint Template Fact title This claim needs references to reliable sources date Citation needed end California Value of real or personal goods or labor exceeds 400, unless specific exemptions are met based on type of goods and or where its taken from and the persons who commit the action. Massachusetts Value of stolen property is greater than 250. ref http www.neymanlaw.com lawyer attorney 1370285.html Law offices of Stephen Neyman , accessed January 2011 ref See also Larceny Robbery Theft References reflist Category United States law Category Theft crime stub ... more details
Globalize date December 2010 Gasoline theft can be applied to cases when fuel is stolen from a station without payment or when a vehicle driver takes it from a company s vehicle to use the gasoline personally. Theft from tank File Fuel theft seen wialon gps tracking.png thumb Chart displays theft of fuel The rate of fuel theft is accelerating as fuel prices climb, tempting more employees to steal fuel. Employees can either siphon fuel from fuel tanks or use special devices making it hard to detect that fuel would gradually be leaving the fuel tank. This employee related crime is now costing the United States trucking industry 2.1 billion a year. ref http www.rfidsb.com tm 2008 04 24 fuel theft in the usa reaches 8 billion in 2008 ref Vehicle tracking system s are used by some companies to monitor cases of fuel theft and raise effectiveness of fleet usage. Theft from station Gasoline theft sometimes known colloquially as fill and fly , gas and dash and Drive off is the removal of gasoline from a station without payment. The thief will usually use some form of decoy to prevent nearby witnesses from noticing the lack of payment until they have left the station. Common decoys include pretending to press the wrong buttons after swiping the credit card , or having multiple people get gas at the same time with one paying for another person and the other running off with both cars. With typical gas thefts costing station owners in the range of 50 per incident, many stores have fought back by installing better video equipment and requiring pre payment. Since the oil price increases after 2004, the surge in fuel theft has gone up Citation needed date September 2007 , which has included license plate thefts when gasoline is stolen in the case that the vehicle has the original tags, the vehicle tags will ID the registered owner Citation needed date September 2007 . See also 2006 Abule ... References references DEFAULTSORT Gasoline Theft Category Theft Crime stub fr Vol de carburant nn ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2009 Image SnatchThieves003.jpg thumb 300px A cartoon illustrating snatch thieves in action. Image SnatchThieves004.jpg thumb 300px These types of mopeds are typically used by snatch thieves. In Malaysia and Southeast Asia in general, snatch theft is a criminal act of Robbery forcefully stealing from a pedestrian s person while employing rob and run tactics. It is typical for two thieves to work together and ride a moped to make theft and escape easier. A person steers the vehicle while another does the act of theft itself. However, some snatch thieves work alone or do not use a motorcycle to rob. A growing problem in Malaysia, some instances of snatch theft have caused fatalities, when the person holding onto the handbag has been dragged by the motorbike, or through subsequent acts of violence. This, combined with the apparent lack of police control over crime, has prompted outrage among its citizens enough to take justice into their own hands in apprehending thieves. External links http www.drcheah.com archives 2004 10 01 archive.html Declare War on Snatch Thieves http malaysiacrimewatch.lokety.com Malaysia Crime Watch br Category Theft Malaysia stub zh .E9.A8.8E.E4.B9.98.E6.91.A9.E6.89.98.E8.BB.8A.E6.90.B6.E5.8A.AB ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 A beach theft , in the sense of theft of beach , is an unauthorized and illegal removal of huge quantities of sand from a beach leading to the full or partial disappearance of the beach. This article does not deal with the related sense theft in beach , i.e. incidents of theft occurring in beaches, a more common petty theft. Sand theft and beach theft Stealing of sand is a worldwide phenomenon. ref Hanson Denies Stealing Sand , Los Angeles Times dated 28 October 2003 http articles.latimes.com 2003 oct 28 business fi sand28 Retrieved on 23 October 2008 ref ref Stealing sand from Sahara , Western Sahara Resource Watch http www.wsrw.org index.php?art 665&cat 128&mto 0&searchString aai FAn&shw 3&sm &stm &sy &page 1 Retrieved on 23 October 2000 ref ref Sand thieves strike again , Voice of Malaysian dated 09 August 2008 http voiceofmalaysian.com 2008 08 09 sand thieves strike again Retrieved on 23 October 2008 ref Beach theft, the large scale removal of sand to the point that entire stretches of a beach disappear, is considerably less common. Two instances of beach thefts have been widely reported in the media one in Hungary in 2007 and another in Jamaica in 2008. The beach that was stolen in Hungary was an artificially created one on the banks of a river. The other one is a genuine example of a beach theft. Beach theft in Jamaica ref improve section date March 2009 A beach theft was discovered in Jamaica in July 2008 ref Jamaica puzzled by theft of beach , BBC ..., but the theft of its most important feature has led to its developers putting their plans on hold ... was considered so important that Jamaica s Prime Minister Bruce Golding took a personal interest in the theft ..., but Jamaican police denied any such collusion. Beach theft in Hungary Inappropriate tone date March 2009 An incident of beach theft occurred in Hungary in 2007 ref HOWTO Steal a Beach Hungarian ... . References reflist DEFAULTSORT Beach Theft Category Theft Category Beaches ... more details
Distinguish Medal theft Metal theft is the theft of metal items on a large scale. These thefts usually ... one index.php 2008 Metal Theft Investigations Seminar . International Association of Property Crime ... have defined metal theft more specifically as the theft of items for the value of their constituent ... Metal Theft Project location Community Research Center, University of Indianapolis ref The defining characteristic of metal theft besides being limited to items containing or made entirely from metal is the motivation for the theft. Whereas items are generally stolen for their intrinsic value e.g., stealing an iPod for its value as an iPod , items stolen in metal theft are stolen for their more or less extrinsic value as raw material or commodities. Items stolen in metal theft are ultimately scrapped, or recycled, to provide material for making new products. Motivations for theft Scrap ... members a17 press 20070329AD17PR01.htm Berryhill And Galgiani Metal Theft Legislation Clears First ... in corresponding drops in thefts. ref Copper Theft The Metal Theft Epidemic, CSO Online 2 1 07 ref In fact ... theft by location South Africa Metal theft in South Africa is rampant, with an estimated of South African rand R 5 billion per annum lost due to the theft. The stolen metal ranges from copper cables, piping, bolts to manhole covers. The theft continuously disrupts and degrades services, such as the power ... that the theft has costed the company about South African rand R 25 million per annum, with incidents increasing from 446 incidents in 2005 1,059 in 2007 and 1,914 in 2008. The theft has costed Telkom ... from the economic impact, the theft also impacted people s lives, this includes the death of six children due to theft of manhole covers 2004 2008 figures . ref cite news url http www.iol.co.za news south africa metal theft is crippling industry 1.409566 last Ndlovu first Sinegugu title Metal theft ... http www.iol.co.za news south africa da cable theft needs urgent action 1.410618 title DA Cable theft ... more details
Cable theft is the act of obtaining unauthorized access to cable television services. ref http www.timewarnercable.com Corporate customerservice cablethefttypes.html Types of Cable Theft Time Warner Cable ref With the advent of digital cable , cases of people obtaining illegal service are less common. Digital cable can be more secure and can be very difficult to crack, although this is wholly dependent on the security of the encryption system chosen by the cable company in question. Old cable equipment used an analog signal that was scrambled by tuning the signal so the picture was unsteady, just as Macrovision does at an attempt to copy a video. The equipment would descramble the signal so that it can be viewed by the subscriber. It also is addressable, meaning that it can be remotely controlled by the company s technical staff. The first case covered by the media was when 317 subscribers were caught in 1991 ref http www.hackerscatalog.com Services TECH Notes three.html Technical Notes BULLET BUSTER ref when the company they subscribed to sent a bullet a video signal that turns off the equipment to their cable box es. The boxes were modified, but possibly belonged to the cable company. See also Theft of services References reflist tv tech stub Category Copyright infringement Category Cable television Category Theft ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians Name Vanity Theft Img Img capt Img size Landscape Background group or band Alias Origin Springboro, Ohio Springboro , Ohio United States USA Genre Alternative rock br Indie rock Years active 2005&ndash present Label Vigilante, Adamant Associated acts URL http www.vanitytheft.com www.vanitytheft.com Current members Brittany Hill br Alicia Grodecki br Elyse Driskill br Past members Staci Farfsing br Lindsey Keene br Lalaine Notable instruments Vanity Theft is an United States American all girl indie alternative rock group from Springboro, Ohio Springboro , Ohio that formed in 2005. Biography The band started in 2005 as Vanity Pledge when the members were still in high school, and was made up of Brittany Hill guitar, vocals , Alicia Grodecki keyboard, vocals , Elyse Driskill drums , and Staci Farfsing bass . ref name 2007art Neises, Kris 3 February 2007 . http www.daytondailynews.com blogs content shared gen blogs dayton botb entries 2007 02 03 vanity theft to.html Vanity Theft to play Canal Street Tavern , Dayton Daily News ref ... Keene replaced the college bound Farfsing on bass, and the group was renamed Vanity Theft . ref ... vanity covington mainstrasse 949672 content Meet the Band Vanity Theft All female alt rock group ... cmj artist spotlight vanity theft 61012 CMJ Artist Spotlight Vanity Theft , Autostraddle ref ref ... Vanity Theft , AfterEllen.com and AfterElton.com AfterEllen ref The band has described itself as having ..., Frank 13 January 2011 . http consequenceofsound.net 2011 01 13 album review vanity theft E2 80 93 get what you came for Album Review Vanity Theft Get What You Came For , Consequence of Sound ref ... cincinnati article 2482 locals only vanity theft.html Locals Only Vanity Theft , Cincinnati ... article 20090925 ENT03 309250103 Dayton s Vanity Theft is memorable Dayton s Vanity Theft is memorable ... 2011 01 04 film at 11 vanity theft Film At 11 Vanity Theft , Magnet magazine ref Get What ... more details
Censorship Newspaper theft is a form of censorship in which a large portion of the print run of a newspaper or other publication is stolen or destroyed, with the intention of preventing others from reading it. It may be carried out by individuals, organized groups, or governmental entities. Overview The motivation for newspaper theft is usually to suppress circulation of a story, item, or advertisement that is viewed as unfavorable or offensive by an individual or group. In some cases, the action is motivated by a generalized animus toward the editorial slant of the publication. The actors involved in newspaper thefts vary they include political groups, fraternities and sororities , College athletics college athletic teams , as well as politicians or public officials, who may order police or other government agents to remove copies the publication. ref Cite news last Hiestand first Mike title Newspaper theft remains popular form of censorship work Trends in College Media accessdate 2010 07 12 date 2005 03 01 url http www.studentpress.org acp trends law0205college.html ref ref Cite news last Thornton first Paul title Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates to Plead Guilty to Theft work The Daily Californian ... tom bates to plead guilty to theft ref Laws concerning newspaper theft The unpaid taking of newspapers which are for sale constitutes theft , however removal of multiple copies of free newspapers and publications ... against newspaper theft, including the theft of large numbers of free newspapers, have been ... Newspaper theft is latest form of campus censorship work St. Petersburg Times accessdate date ... news last Scherr first Judith title Newspaper Theft Increases, New Law in the Works work Berkeley ... 30116 External links http www.splc.org theftchecklist.asp Newspaper Theft Checklist , Student Press Law Center http www.splc.org newspapertheft.asp Newspaper Theft Forum , Student Press Law Center ... Category Theft ... more details
Infobox musical artist Name The Fire Theft Img jeremy1sm.jpg Img capt Jeremy Enigk performing with the band. Background group or band Origin Seattle, Washington , United States USA Genre Indie rock br Alternative rock Years active 2001 hiatus Label Rykodisc Associated acts Sunny Day Real Estate , Foo Fighters URL http www.thefiretheft.com Official website Current members Jeremy Enigk br Nate Mendel br William Goldsmith Past members The Fire Theft is an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington . It was formed in 2001 by vocalist guitarist Jeremy Enigk , bassist Nate Mendel , and drummer William Goldsmith , all of whom were previously members of Sunny Day Real Estate . Mendel also plays bass for Foo Fighters , and Goldsmith drummed for Foo Fighters between 1995 and 1997. Biography The Fire Theft released a self titled album on September 23, 2003 on independent label Rykodisc . It was similar to The Rising Tide album The Rising Tide Sunny Day Real Estate s last studio album . Only Chain was released as a promotional single. A tour promoting the album followed up. Since then, the band has been in a hiatus. Concerning future projects, Jeremy Enigk has stated on the official message board that he imagines The Fire Theft will be back in full swing. We just have to find another record label or start our own . A DVD with the band performing in Seattle has also been announced, but nothing was released to date. ref cite web date 2005 08 26 title The Fire Theft Messageboard publisher Jeremy Enigk url http www.thefiretheft.com mboards topic.asp?id 8184&forumID 1 accessdate 2008 01 02 ref ... 2008, Enigk offered an update on the proposed live Fire Theft DVD project blockquote We sent it into a place ... September 23, 2003 The Fire Theft album The Fire Theft Rykodisc January 13, 2004 Hands on You EP ... links http www.thefiretheft.com Official website DEFAULTSORT Fire Theft, The Category Musical ... The Fire Theft pl The Fire Theft ... more details
For the country music group Love and Theft band Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Love and Theft Type studio Artist Bob Dylan Cover Loveandtheftcover.jpg Released September 11, 2001 Recorded ... Dylan br 2000 This album Love and Theft br 2001 Next album The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue The Bootleg Series Vol. 5 br 2002 Love and Theft is the 31st studio ... reception. Though often referred to without quotations, the correct title is Love and Theft . The title of the album was apparently inspired by historian Eric Lott Eric Lott s book Love & Theft Blackface Minstrelsy and the American Working Class, which was published in 1993. Love and Theft becomes ... for her The Globe Sessions , released in 1998, before Dylan revisited it for Love and Theft . Subsequently ..., Dylan s singing on Love and Theft shifts artfully between humble and ironic... I m not quite as cool ... a little of both. Love and Theft is, as the title implies, a kind of homage, writes Kot, and never ... dylan.htm Theft George Starostin Review ref In a glowing review for his Consumer Guide column published ... and Theft his minstrelsy album any more than Self Portrait s dire Minstrel Boy was his minstrelsy song. All pop music is love and theft, and in 40 years of records whose sources have inspired volumes ..., when The Village Voice conducted its Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 2001, Love and Theft topped ... of its decade. ref cite web url http 2010.newsweek.com top 10 best albums love and theft bob dylan.html title 2 Love and Theft Bob Dylan accessdate 2009 12 27 publisher Newsweek date 2009 12 11 ref ... awards pure url yes Allmusic website ref Allegations of plagiarism Love and Theft generated controversy ... assisted edit Bob Dylan DEFAULTSORT Love And Theft Category 2001 albums Category Bob Dylan albums ... English language albums Category Albums produced by Jack Frost de Love and Theft es Love and Theft fr Love and Theft it Love and Theft ja nn Love and Theft pl Love and Theft pt Love and Theft ... more details
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