Online impersonation might be devastating to the victim, even though they’re not doing anything too nefarious with with the stolen identity . Now, thieves could face serious charges, even jail time, under a new bill proposed in California.
It’s been put to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, with the recent bill landing such identity thieves with a $1,000 fine or up to a year in jail, together with the opportunity to sue for compensation.
We all know of Twitter accounts, even Facebook accounts, pretending to be celebrities or other ” known” people-even BP !-but if this new law is passed it’s going to give the target a valuable weapon.
Here’s hoping the courts can differentiate between a funny parody Twitter account and the act of truly tarnishing someone’s reputation. [ BBC ]
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