the Fraudian Slip Podcast: ITRC, BIC & FIDO Alliance Policy Forum – Identity Crime Sucks: What Can Be Done in an Era of Deregulation & Smaller Government?

Kemba Walden, John Breyault and Dan Lips discuss the possibility of new government policies to address identity crimes in an era of deregulation and smaller government

Summary

• Inherent in the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), Better Identity Coalition (BIC) & FIDO Alliance policy forum is the premise that the government will have to play a material role in helping to better protect Americans against identity theft and identity-related cybercrime.
• As we enter a new Administration, is there room for government policies or initiatives that can help address the problem? What might those look like?
• The panel on identity crimes sucks and what can be done in an era of deregulation and smaller government was held at the ITRC, BIC & FIDO Alliance policy forum in January.
• You can learn more about identity crimes, government policies and other topics discussed in this podcast by visiting our company website, idtheftcenter.org.
• If you think you have been the victim of an identity crime, call or text the ITRC toll-free by phone (888.400.5530) or live chat on our webpage to speak with an expert advisor.

Below is a transcript of our podcast with Kemba Walden, John Breyault and Dan Lips

Welcome to the Fraudian Slip, the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) podcast, where we talk about all things identity compromise, crime and fraud that impact people and businesses. Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify, SoundCloud, Audible and Amazon now. Identity crime sucks! This month’s episode focuses on what can be done to address the problem in an era of deregulation and smaller government.

This month’s podcast takes us to the recent policy forum in Washington, D.C., hosted by the ITRC, the Better Identity Coalition and the FIDO Alliance. Inherent in this annual policy forum is the premise that the government will have to play a material role in helping to better protect Americans against identity theft and identity-related cybercrime. As we enter a new Administration, is there room for new government policies or initiatives that can help address the problem? What might those look like?

In this panel, Kemba Walden of Paladin Global Institute, John Breyault of National Consumers League (and ITRC Board of Directors member) and Dan Lips of Research on Equal Opportunity discuss these questions and more with moderator James E. Lee of the ITRC. To watch the full panel, click here.

If you think you have been the victim of an identity crime or want to avoid becoming a victim, you can speak with an ITRC expert advisor toll-free on the phone or by text (888.400.5530), chat live on the web or send us an email during our normal business hours (6 a.m.-5 p.m. PT Monday-Friday). Just visit www.idtheftcenter.org to get started.

Be sure to like this episode and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. We will return next week with another episode of our sister podcast, the Weekly Breach Breakdown, and next month with another edition of the Fraudian Slip.