Local Briefly (Identity Theft Prevention)

Local Briefly
APD hosts computer safety forum The Austin Police Department Organized Crime Division will host a computer safety forum Tuesday to discuss Internet stalkers, identity theft and online scams, according to an APD press release. The forum is open to the public and will be held in Assembly Room 130 of the Town Lake Center at 721 Barton Springs Road from 6:30 p.
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Couples can adopt frozen embryos
There are about 200,000 frozen embryos in storage facilities nationwide, and these days donating those embryos for adoption is an option that's growing attention.
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Vulgar MySpace Profile Prompts Investigation
Police in Pa. are trying to figure out who posted a vulgar MySpace profile of a 16-year-old girl who has now been bombarded by suggestive phone calls.
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Legislators finish sessions final Friday with a flurry
DENVER Identity theft will become a felony crime punishable by at least a two-year state prison term, if Gov. Bill Owens goes along with a measure that got the Legislatures final approval on Friday.
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