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Re:LifeLock CEO’s Identity Stolen 13 Times by natrius on Tuesday May 18, 2010 @05:26PM (#1359166)
Isn't that kind of extortion? "We've collected all of this data about you, and we'll give it to anyone unless you pay us some protection money."
Re:LifeLock CEO’s Identity Stolen 13 Times by kareemm on Tuesday May 18, 2010 @05:33PM (#1359180)
absolutely. i've had "build a better credit bureau" on my ideas list for a couple years now. it's a multi-billion dollar industry that could be waaaay more consumer-friendly.
Re:LifeLock CEO’s Identity Stolen 13 Times by run4yourlives on Tuesday May 18, 2010 @06:28PM (#1359335)
It is consumer friendly.

Credit bureaus are designed to protect lenders, not lendees.

Re:LifeLock CEO’s Identity Stolen 13 Times by kareemm on Wednesday May 19, 2010 @05:34PM (#1362431)
lenders are customers, not consumers. but lendees are customers in teh same way facebook's users are customers.

experian and transunion build a business off the backs of consumer data. consumers are reliant on their records, but generally have to pay to get access to them, even to correct a report.

like i said - it's a big, staid, slow-changing opaque industry. looking at it through the right lens makes for a big opportunity.

Re:LifeLock CEO’s Identity Stolen 13 Times by run4yourlives on Thursday May 20, 2010 @02:14PM (#1364765)
>lenders are customers, not consumers.

I think you need to re-read that, then explain the difference.

A "consumer" is not a class of person, it is the act of being a customer.