New technology may increase identity theft-scientist

"Identity cards and chip and pin technology for credit cards will force fraudsters to be more creative and are unlikely to alleviate the problem...

"Studying the way that individuals disclose sensitive information would be far more valuable in preventing identity fraud than the evolution of technologically advanced but ultimately fallible measures to prevent misuse of personal information after it has been obtained,"... "What fraudsters know about is human nature,"

Exactly, it's not safe to assume that behind each new technology is a solid understanding of the various use case scenarios that are leading to vulnerabilities. Many factors could be entirely the result of simple human indescretion in areas where technology alone will never be the answer. Perhaps, like the trend in hiring hackers and virus writers to find network weaknesses, these 'fraudsters' can find legit work as usability experts ;-P