Usurpación de identidad y certificación digital: propuestas para el control del fraude electrónico

Identity theft, despite the wider or narrower nature of the concept, is an issue for increasing concern regarding crimes using information technologies, considering its implication both for economic loses and for compromising credit records, prestige and even social identity of the victims. This article discusses some legal and factual trends related to electronic frauds, using qualitative data from a research project in Venezuela to show national tendencies and emerging issues. Certification and authentication processes are discussed along the strength and weakness of different systems, while...