This has nothing to do with guns, other than the fact you won't be able to buy any more if your identity gets jacked...
Equifax had a breach that is apparently affecting up to 44 percent of Americans. I just checked, and my wife and I's information has been compromised along with a few of my other family member's.
You can check here: www.equifaxsecurity2017.com
They are also offering monitoring for one year for free at the end. Worth the few minutes to check.
Equifax Breach
Re: Equifax Breach
I'm very skeptical of this site. I don't like the idea of giving whoever's behind the site 6 digits of my SS #
Just my 2 cents
Just my 2 cents
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Bill K
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Re: Equifax Breach
I am with you on that one. I went to the point of them wanting the six digits of SS#. No way Jose.. Bill K
Re: Equifax Breach
I was kinda sketched out at first too. But I did my due diligence before forwarding the information. The url is given on CNN, Huffington Post, and Equifax's own site, to name a few. Rick Smith, CEO and Chairman of Equifax, has a video talking about it.
Still, I agree. Wondering if your information is compromised? Sure, give me all your information and I'll tell you...
Still, I agree. Wondering if your information is compromised? Sure, give me all your information and I'll tell you...
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MZ5
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Re: Equifax Breach
Maybe some of you who have been there can comment:
Is it true that some of the fine print (some of the terms or conditions) that you tacitly agree to, in order to find out whether your data was compromised, says that if you use that site then you cannot sue or otherwise claim damages against Equifax (or anyone else?)?
Is it true that some of the fine print (some of the terms or conditions) that you tacitly agree to, in order to find out whether your data was compromised, says that if you use that site then you cannot sue or otherwise claim damages against Equifax (or anyone else?)?
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Re: Equifax Breach
MZ5: Can't answer with any degree of certainty, but I've heard that exact same thing.......
This just shows us just how vulnerable we all are.
This just shows us just how vulnerable we all are.
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Rick in Oregon
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Oregon, East of the Cascades - Where Common Sense Still Prevails
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MZ5
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Re: Equifax Breach
Yeah, the thing I REALLY dislike about the response to a whole array of significant data breaches is that they typically want MORE personal info, ostensibly to secure your account better. I always ask, either myself or them: Since you cannot keep any information about me to yourself, why in the world would it make me _more_ secure to give you _everything_ with which I could possibly prove my identity? That just makes zero sense.