01548nam a2200205   4500001000700000090001100007100004100018101000800059200007200067311004000139330081800179461009900997606002401096606002501120606003701145606003301182606001901215700002001234995008801254373489  a373489  a20080226u           y0pory50      ba  aeng  aAlter realityegoverning the risk of identity theftfDonncha Marron  aResumo inserto no próprio artigo.  aThis article examines the recent development of identity theft as a crime within the United States, specifically the appropriation of personal information for the fraudulent adoption of consumer credit accounts. It is demonstrated that identity theft, conceptualized within a discourse of risk, has a realist dimension as an unintended consequence of the deployment of information technologies in the securitization of consumer identities. However, the risk of identity theft is also operationalized in specific ways by an array of authorities who seek to govern the activities of consumers. This occurs through providing tactical advice to victims in coping with the indirect costs and uncertainties of the crime, and educating consumers on the need to adopt prudent risk minimizing and harm reduction practices.  cOxforddJanuary 2008vVol. 48, n. 1tBritish Journal of Criminology (The)x0007-0955pp. 20-38  aFURTO DE IDENTIDADE  aSEGURANÇA DE DADOS  aFRAUDE COM CARTÃO DE PAGAMENTO  aTECNOLOGIA DA INFORMAÇÃO  aESTADOS UNIDOS  aMARRONbDonncha  104PJ_28606_00000000000000052022-06-069401270aPJcPJkPJ28606n2022-06-06o0rAP