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PGPizano said...

I still say Identity Theft can be curbed by fining or imprisoning all involved in the Blatant Misuse. If a Credit Card Company issues Money or a Bank they should also be held Responsible for not Properly making sure of the Persons Identity. Every transaction can be followed back to its Origin and the Person who allowed or made the Transaction should be heavily fined or even made to Pay. You will see a lot more Care in Preventing this. You shouldn't have to Pay Credit Card Insurance or any of the so called Protection when it is the Bank or the Credit Card Company that did the Transaction without knowing the True Identity in the First Place. What a Racket.

March 1, 2010 at 5:26 AM

gothhip said...

Gee...can they get a new identity? Unbelievable!

March 1, 2010 at 8:07 AM

patimme said...

PGPizano well said!!!!!!

March 1, 2010 at 8:14 AM

kk said...

Retail stores should also be held accountable for not checking ID's with credit card purchases. Very few stores in the area do, making it very easy to use someones credit card. It is irresponsible!

March 1, 2010 at 8:50 AM

Jeremiah said...

@kk: Per the terms of the merchant agreement with the Credit Card companies, a merchant may request a customer ID; however, a customer has the right to refuse. The merchant has no recourse. The transaction MUST be processed per the terms of the Credit Card agreement. How to stop this? Use the EBT/POS network where PIN numbers are entered. Institute mandatory PIN numbers on all credit card transactions. End the silly signature nonsense from the rear of the card

March 1, 2010 at 9:42 AM

This is how it works said...

What are you all talking about?? Most of the identity theft is done by computer hackers. Example: I use my card to buy something at a store. A hacker hacks into the stores database where my card info is stored. They take my card number and buy something online and have it shipped to them at a location where nobody lives..PO box...abandoned apartment...abandoned house. They pick up the goods and they get away free as a bird. Meanwhile, your card is charged. By the time you find out, it is too late. Also, most of your id theft is done by people with extensive computer backagrounds, esp. computer programmers. So think about that the next time you think your cards, pin numbers, etc are all safe. I have news for you, they are not.

March 1, 2010 at 10:05 AM

JD said...

Here is an easy fix. Just give them American Birth Certificates since they claim they are American. And lets change it from a territory to a state and have them pay taxes like the rest of us!

March 1, 2010 at 10:26 AM

zulma Ortiz said...

So what are Puerto Rican living outside of puerto rico have to do to get a new birth certificate or do we have to get a passport

March 1, 2010 at 10:46 AM

Reader said...

Let me get this straight ... a certain group of US citizens' birth certificates will be invalid? This is preposterous. Are all of the affected people being informed? How do they get new birth certificates? Are the new birth certificates free? What happens if they don't get one ... are they fired from their jobs? Are they arrested? Deported to a random country? What a crock.

March 1, 2010 at 10:53 AM

Dave Jones said...

Native Puerto Ricans living outside the island territory are reacting with surprise and confusion after learning their birth certificates will become invalid this summer. no good ????

March 1, 2010 at 11:31 AM

PhantomNIne said...

So why hasn't the US notified all it's millions fo Puerto Rican born citizens that this was done???

March 1, 2010 at 12:28 PM

Jason said...

wow - this is going to allow someone to rake in a lot of cash issuing new birth certificates. I just ordered a few the other day at $37/each.

March 1, 2010 at 1:32 PM

Brian said...

Will Hawaii be doing this as well ? You know, for people "born" there say during the 60's.

March 1, 2010 at 1:42 PM

khryzia said...

JD what makes you think that the Puerto Ricans living on the island don't pay taxes? If you have a federal government job then you pay federal taxes just like you do!

March 1, 2010 at 4:59 PM

Ricardo said...

The Nevada DMV is so stupid they read the law to say, all Puerto Rican birth certificates issueed before July 1, 2010 are currently invalid. Everything I have read says "As of July 1, 2010" not now. It is no wonder Nevada is the worst in academics in the country.

March 1, 2010 at 5:32 PM

Mayra said...

Born and raised in Puerto Rico residing in New York since 1976, what do I do? They pass a new law and have not said a word as to when, where a replacement will be done. So now I'm a citizen like I always was but what state is going to provide me with a birth certificate? By the way JD, we don't claim to be americans, WE are americans since Puerto Rico became a commonwealth of the United States when the US invaded the island in 1898 and took over from Spain and they pay federal income tax! No state tax since it's not a state although now there is a tax when you shop there that goes to the government as a state tax does.

March 1, 2010 at 5:39 PM

Edel said...

I'm answering the above about puerto rico Kenneth McClinton to void all birth certicate from Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. couldn't he think about something else like trying to catch the thieves, but oh no put the burden on the innocents the victims, they are at fault for living out there

March 1, 2010 at 9:47 PM

zaida adames said...

i am not sure who to contact, but i am concern about this news if true and why ithas not been on major channels of inf to the public thnak you

March 2, 2010 at 9:51 AM

Toby said...

So does anyone know if this voids an already existing passport if you have one by using you PR birth certificate?

March 3, 2010 at 1:40 PM