ID Theft Continues to Increase: “The number of Americans who fell victim to identity theft in 2002 grew 81 percent over the year before. And incidents reported so far in 2003 suggest a major rise over last year…More than 13 million Americans have fallen victim to identity theft or fraud since January 2001,” according to a new survey by Harris Interactive, designed by “Alan Westin, professor emeritus of public law and government at Columbia University.” [Link]