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> Growing up in Europe you never hear about identity theft as a thing that exists. > And the liability for checking your identity falls on companies instead of
by giobox 3y ago
> Growing up in Europe you never hear about identity theft as a thing that exists.
> And the liability for checking your identity falls on companies instead of individuals. This makes them care enough that the problem simply goes away.
What nonsense, to claim identity theft is a thing that doesn't happen in Europe! People pretend to be other people to access things they shouldn't almost everywhere. It's not a problem that gets solved at a continent level either - the EU alone has 27 separate States with their own legal systems and rules.
- Swizec 3y agoI'm not saying it doesn't happen. I'm saying it's not a big part of public consciousness. You don't have movies that use identity theft as a plot point similar to how "teacher becomes meth dealer to pay for health care" wouldn't make sense as a TV show set in Europe. Forging a government issued identity card or passport to fit your description and biometrics is a very different beast than skimming someone's SSN. You'd only go to that much trouble for some very serious payout potential.