“But he that filches from me my good name/Robs me of that which not enriches him/And makes me poor indeed”- Shakespeare, Othello act iii, Sc. 3. Shakespeare was correct indeed, long before the time of the cashless society. Now it seems that almost everyone (especially here in the United States of America) has a credit card, Mac card, debit card, gift cards, I.D. cards, and a checking account with book and card. With all these plastic conviences, identity theft has become a common practice among thieves. “Stealing someone’s identity”, as the I

· Order your credit report once a year from each of the three national credit bureaus to check for inaccuracies and fraudulent use of your accounts. Under state law, a credit bureau is required to provide you with one free credit report during any 12 month period.

dentity Thieves website states, “to buy everything from cars to toys and leaving the real person’s credit rating in ruin may be the perfect crime because there is little that can be done to prosecute it”. This new identity crisis brings about a few serious questions; who owns who in this society, are we all really only what’s on a piece of plastic or paper, and what steps can we take to assure this will not happen to us?

· Never give out your social security number over the phone; if possible, avoid carrying your social security card or number in a wallet or purse.

First lets explore the thought or theory of “ who owns who in this society”. Years ago we know that slavery was outlawed in the U.S.A., yet from time to time we see examples of it still going strong. In a vulgar sense we see the “pimp and hooker” as a form of slavery and ownership of a person. Next, with an increase in vulgarity, we see the abusive husband towards his wife, controlling aspect of slavery. In somewhat of a comical sense some children feel that their parents rein over them and own them rather than love them. In each of these scenarios we can say that at least one half of the party feels owned or has the ownership over another. This idea was explored in the movie Being John Malkovich, in which the main character, played by John Cusaq, finds a portal to the revered actor John Malkovich. By entering this portal a person can see life through John Malkovichs eyes for 15 minutes at a time. As time passed John Cusaq’s character learned how to control and obtain an absolute on Malkovich’s body enabling him to remain in it as lo

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