Insight: Feb 28

This week on Insight, Kumi Taguchi leads a discussion on Identity Theft.

Is it possible to protect your identity nowadays?

Identity crime – an umbrella term that covers a range of offences relating to obtaining and misusing someone’s personal information, affects one in four Australians.

While the banks returned the withdrawn money, Jim says the impact went far beyond the financial stress.

“I felt like I was defeated,” he told Insight host Kumi Taguchi.

Jim’s wife Mary-Jane says the loss of control was the most difficult part.

“It’s like standing outside your house and watching it being burgled, and there’s nothing you can do,” she said.

Insight examines what happens when data is breached, and our identity is stolen.

Tuesday, February 28 from 8:30pm on SBS.