"The crime may be just as bad, or worse perhaps, but it's not "stealing"." Is identity theft stealing? You are merely borrowing someone's information. The or

"The crime may be just as bad, or worse perhaps, but it's not "stealing"." Is identity theft stealing? You are merely borrowing someone's information. The original information is never gone, only copied. I also don't know what you are getting at. It seems most people insist it's not stealing to make it seem like it's alright.