Want a glimpse into the world of identity theft? Check out these tweets posted within the last 24 hours on Twitter:

• Should make terrorism easier, imho (in my humble opinion) - the biometrics are woeful, and identity theft becomes easier with ID exposure
• steaming mad... collectors saying i owe 3800 to zales? what? no baubles on my fingr! never had a cc from them. id theft here we go again.
• Identity Theft Set To Double Within 5 Years: The number of people in the UK whose credit rating is damaged by id..
• u or someone u know may have been an ID theft victim. Thieves may rent an apartment, get a credit card, or open a phone in your name.
• the back of my debit card says "see id" and no one ever asks to. (micro-expletive deleted) I could commit identity theft. yup, easily. lol.
• Finding out more each day just how bad ID theft really is. The total now has grown to over $6,000.00 in forged checks alone. I HATE THIEFS
• Tweeps: Friend is does not trust his parents. Looking for a way to lock down his credit to prevent ID theft from close relatives. Ideas?!
• New blog post: ID Theft Victims Often Know Their Villains
• Oklahoma Human Service employee's stolen laptop put 500,000 Sooners at risk of ID theft.
• Former Federal Reserve Bank IT worker charged with ID theft
• Recovering from my second time being a victim of ID theft . . skimming on my ATM card. What a waste of time.
• Just found out I'm a victim of ID theft. Someone used my social to see a shrink -- for three years!!
• do you have a number for customer care? my yahoo accounts have been hacked by id theft.