"The main element of E-Commerce is not having a web site; it is restructuring a business so that it is database driven. This is the dirty secret of CRM; it dehumanizes the customers and replaces them with numbers." • Read David Holtzman's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum This man demolished more than 300 tons of computer equipment last year, but he's still not satisfied. Find out why. • Read Bob Knowles's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum For persons over 50, the Internet has introduced a new and sometimes perplexing transactional medium. GlobalPOV spoke with AARP lawyer Sally Hurme to learn more about the impact that technology is having on the elderly population. • Read Sally Hurme's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum Frank Abagnale, former con man and subject of an upcoming Spielberg film, explains why identity theft is such an easy crime. • Read Frank Abagnale's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum Dr. Joseph Atick is the president and CEO of Identix, one of the nation's largest biometrics companies. In an interview with GlobalPOV, Dr. Atick describes society's overall resistance to improving the identification process, and exposes a fundamental misunderstanding about what biometrics technologies can really do. • Read Dr. Atick's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum Comic interpretations of these issues. "I couldn't believe how easy it was to take over my sister's financial accounts." • Read Victim One's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum "She's me...but she doesn't have to prove that she's me. I have to prove that I'm me." • Read Victim Two's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum Guest essayist, Mr. Blankenhorn, examines whether America is truly ready for a more secure ID system. • Read Dana Blankenhorn's POV • Respond on the GlobalPOV Forum Find out what the media has been writing about these issues. • Read the Media's POV   What's your "point of view"? Join the discussion in the Global POV Forum. • Respond to David Holtzman's POV on the GlobalPOV Forum • Respond to Bob Knowles's POV on the GlobalPOV Forum • Respond to Sally Hurme's POV on the GlobalPOV Forum • Respond to Frank Abagnale's POV on the GlobalPOV Forum • Respond to Dr. Atick's POV on the GlobalPOV Forum • Respond to the Victim's POV on the GlobalPOV Forum • Respond to Dana Blankenhorn's POV on the GlobalPOV Forum • View all Forums Learn about pending legislation that will have a direct impact on these issues. • Read More About Pending Legislation

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