EITHOS : European Identity THeft Observatory System (EUAR94)

EITHOS will develop a novel Identity Theft Observatory System, empowering European citizens, Law Enforcements Agencies (LEAs),and policy makers to further contribute to the prevention, detection, and investigation of identity theft related crime. It will provide acommon gateway for identity theft information and intelligence in Europe, built on top of a modern technological back end, basedon two pillars: (1) Inform & Educate European citizens through the observatory itself and via innovative awareness campaignsregarding the safety of their personal data and identity; (2) Identify & address the challenges that Police Authorities face againstidentity theft and develop a robust software toolset to support them and enhance their investigations..

Keywords:Cybercrime prevention, Data Security and Privacy, Online identity theft

Disciplines:Systems theory, modelling and identification

Project type:Collaboration project