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I didn't see any of those agreements, but it could have been in the very fine print.
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If you do choose to sign up for the credit monitoring service, you must agree to submit any complaints against Equifax to arbitration. You can't sue on your own behalf, and you can't join a class-action case or benefit from any class-action settlement that Equifax agrees to.
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I didn't see any of those agreements, but it could have been in the very fine print.
Did you actually complete the signup process or did you just get a date to come back? If you haven't completed it you haven't agreed to that yet.
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Equifax execs need to be put in prison for a very long time.
I just want the punishment to fit the crime. This breach is the most serious of all the breaches so far and all they offer is their own shitty credit monitoring service they're hoping to get more paying subscriber later on? Equifax should be bankrupt and cease to exist. The entire board and the execs at Equifax should be fired and any bonus and compensations clawed back.Anyhow, am I the only one that's not really worried? Between all the database hacks/leaks over the last 10 years, I'm pretty sure my Full name + social is out there if anyone really wanted it.
I also self monitor my credit - mostly because I like to monitor my score... I would notice a new loan/account within 48-hours.
Bewilders me that they honestly did this and didn't expect to be prosecuted for it.
LOL, those three executives sold like $2 million worth of stock right after the breach was discovered. But "oh no, we weren't aware of it at the time of the stock sell!" Yep, just a coincidence. HAHAHAHA.
I entered my last name and last six digits of social security number and it said I "may be affected." Ugh.
Actually, longer than that.If they were tracking your data, you are affected. I would imagine almost everyone with a credit history is impacted. Will everyone's get abused...most likely not, but everyone should watch their account activities, and credit ratings for potential problems in the next 5 years.
FUCK IM ON THE LIST. Time to ruin my credit so It just don't matter. I'm going to take out 50 credit cards and buy a McLaren. Who's in?
I just want the punishment to fit the crime. This breach is the most serious of all the breaches so far and all they offer is their own shitty credit monitoring service they're hoping to get more paying subscriber later on? Equifax should be bankrupt and cease to exist. The entire board and the execs at Equifax should be fired and any bonus and compensations clawed back.
My opinion is that the people who are going to get nailed first are the ones that do not even know of the the breach at all - basically all the people that have been impacted by Henry and now Irma - they have been so busy trying to stay alive and get out of there, I am sure this breach is not even on their mind and their are a few million people in this state at the moment. Sadly the people who stole this data knows this and will hit those first since their prey is currently blind.If they were tracking your data, you are affected. I would imagine almost everyone with a credit history is impacted. Will everyone's get abused...most likely not, but everyone should watch their account activities, and credit ratings for potential problems in the next 5 years.
Anyhow, am I the only one that's not really worried? Between all the database hacks/leaks over the last 10 years, I'm pretty sure my Full name + social is out there if anyone really wanted it.
Class action lawsuit is filed - https://www.scribd.com/document/358357476/Equifax-class-action-lawsuit
Heh - how does that work anyways? First lawyer to file it gets the case? If so that's pretty fucked up - what if it's a shit ass lawyer that can't get us any decent sum of money payout?
I did get involved in a couple class action lawsuits (IT/tech related). You signed up to be a member of the class action suit and you could get some money. The most I received was about $150 IIRC. Not much at all. The lawyers received million and million. That's why the lawsuit was filed so fast because whoever did it first = the legal counsel for the lawsuit against the company and get most of the money.
Yeah, but as a class member what if I (and others in the class action) don't want to be represented by "Underdog Lawyer" (actual name from the filing) and would rather be represented by Prestigous Law Firm xyz that has a much better track record for getting max payout?
Additionally, please note that per https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/frequently-asked-questions/ "The arbitration clause and class action wavier included in the TrustedID Premier Terms of Use applies to the free credit file monitoring and identity theft protection products, and not the cybersecurity incident." While there was initially some confusion over this, Equifax has now clarified the meaning of the arbitration clause in their new FAQs.
For further confirmation of this, see https://twitter.com/AGSchneiderman/status/906195350532304896