The Stalker's Home Page at www.glr.com/stalk.html demonstrates how easy it is for anyone to discover private information about you, from your telephone number to your Social Security number. You can read more examples of how organizations and criminals can harm consumers in the report "Identity Theft II: Access to Private and Public Databases Made Easier," available through the mail from the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) (PIRG's web site is at www.pirg.org/). PIRG also conducts studies of credit report accuracy and privacy. Their sixth report on the industry, Mistakes Do Happen: Credit Report Errors Mean Consumers Lose (Public Interest Research Group, March 1998) is also available through the mail. Read about the extent of identity theft crimes, the current state of protection offered to consumers, and pending legislation in California in the article "Identity Theft a Big Business" from ZDNet, at www.zdnet.com/zdnn/content/zdnn/0414/306824.html. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse at www.privacyrights.org/ offers fact sheets about identity theft and other violations of consumer privacy. The Privacy Rights Handbook: How to Take Control of Your Personal Information by Beth Givens and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (Avon Books, 1997) is packed with information about protecting yourself from privacy disasters. For more advice about how to avoid becoming a victim of "cybercrime," read the article "CyberCrime Prevention Kit: Get Them Before They Get You" from ZDNet's Anchordesk at www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_2022.html.