How Much Is Your Online Identity Worth? 199
itwbennett writes "Answer a few questions about your personal Internet use, and a new tool from Symantec will calculate your net worth on the black market. You'll get three results: how much your online assets are worth, how much your online identity would sell for on the black market, and your risk of becoming a victim of identity theft. The tool is intended to raise consumer awareness about cybercrime, said Marian Merritt, Internet security advocate for Symantec. It's unlikely the average consumer would read an Internet Security Threat Report, she added, but a simply illustrated example might get the same point across. 'It's shocking how little value criminals place on your credit card,' she said."
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Pfft! No problem... (Score:4, Funny)
Thanks to a messy divorce 4 years ago, my credit rating probably still sucks to the point that even an ID thief would be ashamed to use it.
Go ahead, try and get a credit card with it - you'll hear laughter that would compete with an insane asylum on Bath Day...
Re:Pfft! No problem... (Score:4, Funny)
Worthless... (Score:5, Funny)
Symantec will calculate your net worth on the black market
I went there and it told me I owed it money...
Re:Not working for me. (Score:2, Funny)
Finally an independant price point tool! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Finally an independant price point tool! (Score:3, Funny)
I'm a Cavem^H^H^H^H^H basement dweller you insensitive clod
Tim Is Bought And Paid For. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:CC # Worth? (Score:2, Funny)
'It's shocking how little value criminals place on your credit card,' she said."
No, if it were worth more, there'd be more value in stealing it. You want its value to a criminal to be zero, the chance of being caught to be infinite, or both.
Actually a chance of 100% is absolutely sufficient.
Re:This tool is intended... (Score:5, Funny)
What I really liked about their plug was this (FTA):
Cybercrime is now larger than the international drug trade...
I don't have numbers, but my B.S. meter is going off the charts. I humbly request a definition of "bigger".
What they mean is that they weighed people affected by identity theft and those affected by drug crimes. Have you seen the state of crack or meth addicts lately? Those guys don't weigh nuthin', compared to the pizza eating geeks getting ripped off on the net.
Re:Slashvertising at its best. (Score:3, Funny)
Oh and I'm worth $31 online if anyone wants to buy me ;o)
You'd better be a damned good looking female, I never paid more than $30 and she had to be pretty hot for that kind of money ;)
Re:This is advertising FUD, not a useful tool (Score:4, Funny)
You meant 'economics', not 'astrology', right?
Re:What's it doing during the download? (Score:3, Funny)
OMG (Score:3, Funny)
I am so scared now I was asked a whole bunch of questions about how every single person in the world uses the internet, from online banking to facebook, and now Symantec has told me I'm a MEDIUM risk and criminals are out to get me!!!!!!!!!
I guess I should buy their software right away! SAVE ME SYMANTEC, SAVE ME!!!!
Oh, wait - the cost of their subscription fee over 10 years is less than what they say I am "worth". Or are they the criminals telling me what I'm worth to them? I'm so confused now...
Re:Can I use this to earn money? (Score:3, Funny)
Or maybe you could just call it Facebook.