It seems that every day we become more vulnerable to identity theft. The most recent story occurred in Nevada, where some criminals broke into a driver’s license office and stole a bunch of computers. The computers contained names, ages, dates of birth, photographs and signatures of Nevada residents. The state Department of Motor Vehicles told the media that it was not a concern because the information was encrypted. But that turned out not to be true. The computer vender, which is used by 37 other states, admitted they did not encrypt information. So, who knows what the criminals will do with that information, especially since they also took 1,700 driver’s license blanks, laminate covers and the state seal. Other companies that have fouled up people’s records include Choicepoint, Lexus Nexus and Bank of America. Someone needs to be done because these outfits have been operating free of oversight and penalty. If Clark were in charge he would fine the companies that lose or accidentally give out information. They would be sure to put measures into place if they had to pay money. The most proactive states – California and Texas – allow residents to freeze access to their credit. That is what the rest of the states need to do in order to improve the situation. Retailers and banks are scared to death of the laws in California and Texas, and that is what it’s going to take to whip them into shape.