1. Acquisition of fraudulent IDs
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1.1
The price of fraudulent identity credentials
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The cost to illicitly acquire real Australian credentials or identities.
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Data from law enforcement (and other government) agencies on the cost to illicitly acquire the most common identity credentials such as:
driver licences
Australian passport
Medicare card
birth certificate.
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1.2
Number of reported data breaches
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Acts as a proxy measure of organisational cyber security arrangements for protecting personal information.
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Privacy (Information) Commissioners.
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2. Use of fraudulent IDs
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2.1
Number of identity crime and misuse incidents recorded by government agencies.
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Estimates the known (or detected) incidence of identity crime and or misuse, based on incidents recorded in Australian governments administrative and law enforcement datasets.
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AFP
ATO
DFAT
DHS
DIBP
ACCC
Births, Death & Marriages
Consumer Affairs / Protection
Police (State & Territory)
Privacy Commissioners
Road & Traffic Authorities
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2.2
Number of prosecutions for identity crime and other related offences
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The number of prosecutions for identity related offences is used as a proxy for the number of serious incidents of identity crime and misuse that occur in Australia.
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CDPP
ABS
Police (State & Territory)
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2.3
Number of people who self-report being victims of identity crime or misuse
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Estimates the victimisation rate based on self-report data, collected in specialised crime victimisation or consumer surveys.
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AIC survey
ABS surveys
AGD surveys
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2.4
Number of people who perceive identity crime and misuse as a problem
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Estimate the number and proportion of people who perceive identity crime and misuse as a problem based on data collected from attitudinal surveys
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ABS
AGD
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2.4
The types of personal information most susceptible to identity theft or misuse
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Estimates the types of personal information and identity credentials that may be more vulnerable to theft or misuse, based on data collected from attitudinal surveys.
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ABS
AGD
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3. Consequences of ID crime
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3.1
Direct costs of identity crime and misuse to government agencies
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Estimates the cost of identity crime and misuse to government agencies.
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AFP
ATO
DFAT
DHS
DIBP
ACCC
Births, Death & Marriages
Consumer Affairs / Protection
Police (State & Territory)
Privacy Commissioners
Road & Traffic Authorities
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3.2
Direct costs of identity crime and misuse to business
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Estimates the cost of identity crime and misuse to businesses.
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Unisys
Symantec
KPMG
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3.3
Direct financial losses to victims of identity crime and misuse
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Estimates the cost of identity crime and misuse to individuals.
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ABS
AGD
AIC
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3.4
Number of identity crime victims experiencing non-financial consequences
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Seeks to quantify the non-monetary harm caused by identity crime victimisation.
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Academic literature
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4. Remediation of ID crime
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4.1
Average time by victims spent in remediation activity (i.e. recovering their identity)
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Estimates the time victims (broadly individual, business and government victims) spend trying to resolve the issue of having their identity stolen or misused.
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ACCC
ABS
AGD
Police (State & Territory)
Consumer Affairs / Protection
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4.2
Number of enquiries to government agencies regarding assistance to recover identity information
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Identifies the number of enquiries made to government agencies about identity recovery measures.
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OAIC
State Consumer Affairs agencies
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4.3
Number of applications for Victims’ Certificates (issued by the courts)
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Assesses the application rate for Victims’ Certificates in each applicable Australian jurisdiction.
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AGD
ABS
CDPP
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5. Prevention of ID Crime
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5.1
Number of identity credentials able to be verified using the DVS
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The number of identity credentials that can be validated through the Document Verification Service
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AGD
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5.2
Number of government agencies using the DVS
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The number of government agencies using the Document Verification Service to determine the validity of a document
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AGD
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5.3
Number of private sector organisations using the DVS
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The number of private sector organisations using the Document Verification Service to determine the validity of a document
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AGD
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5.4
Number of DVS transactions each year
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The number of validation transactions through the DVS each year
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AGD
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5.5
The proportion of individuals, business and governments that adopt robust online security practices to protect personal information
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Measures the extent to which the Australian population (as individuals or by designated sector) have acted to minimise risk by using computer security protection.
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AGD (CERT)
ACMA
Microsoft
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