Re: Reduced spam and increased security infrastructure? [Telecom]

The "theft" problem is more properly a problem of negligence in properly identifying someone when issuing them credit.

So the perp claims he's you, runs up big bills, and doesn't pay them.

That's really not much of a problem for you, until the credit bureau starts telling people it was you who ran up the bills, thus affecting your credit. If they were liable for the truthfulness of the information, you'd have recourse. (They could, of course, contract with businesses who report to them, that those business would reimburse them for any claims due to the falsehood of the reports.) Say, for your losses because you could not get telephone service.

Dave