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Abdallah's high-profile arrest brought national attention to identity theft, which the FBI says is the nation's fastest-growing white-collar crime. An estimated 500,000 Americans have their identities stolen each year. A sign of the times: at least four insurance companies now offer ID-theft policies. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, which works with victims, says it takes an average victim of identity theft two years to clear his credit rating. A growing worst-case scenario: "criminal-identity theft," in which thieves use the stolen identity when they are arrested, leaving their victims with a criminal record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Internet Insecurity | 7/2/2001 | See Source »

...fastest-growing area for Internet spying is the home. SpectorSoft, a leading manufacturer of spyware, at first marketed its products to parents and employers. Sales jumped fivefold, however, when the company changed its pitch to target spouses and romantic partners. "In just one day of running Spector on my home PC, I was able to identify my fiance's true personality," a testimonial on the company's website trumpets. "I found all 17 of his girlfriends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Internet Insecurity | 7/2/2001 | See Source »

...friends in the black community told me they're gonna be at home watching, just like it's a Joe Louis fight," Foxx said when the show began. "Means a lot to them." It must have meant a lot to other people as well. In one of the fastest ascents in TV history, "Sanford" shot up into the top ten rated shows, close behind "Family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Team Behind Archie Bunker & Co. | 6/25/2001 | See Source »

MCALLEN/REYNOSA McAllen is the 4th fastest growing metro area...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: La Nueva Frontera: A Country of 24 Million | 6/11/2001 | See Source »

...want to understand the gold rush, you've got to know the prospectors. The reason that Laredo and nearby McAllen, Texas, are two of the top 10 fastest-growing metro areas in the U.S. is mainly owing to NAFTA and its progeny: NAFTA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: La Nueva Frontera: The Rise Of The NAFTA Manager | 6/11/2001 | See Source »

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