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Re:No matter what, Equifax may tell you you’ve been impacted... by lisper on Saturday September 09, 2017 @12:57PM (#15207893)
Not quite. They tell you you're impacted, then "helpfully" offer to sign you up for a service that will (supposedly) help to mitigate the damage. Buried in the TOS for that service is a clause that you give up your right to sue.

It's a textbook scam.

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Re:No matter what, Equifax may tell you you’ve been impacted... by cmurf on Saturday September 09, 2017 @01:06PM (#15207935)
A friend also told me the TOS for the monitoring includes, by default, automatic renewal of credit monitoring for a fee after the free first year.
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Re:No matter what, Equifax may tell you you’ve been impacted... by lisper on Saturday September 09, 2017 @01:13PM (#15207969)
Why am I not surprised?
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Re:No matter what, Equifax may tell you you’ve been impacted... by hellofunk on Saturday September 09, 2017 @01:02PM (#15207918)
I received an enrollment date next week, but wonder if I do not follow through if I've already given up any rights.

This whole thing is just weird.

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Re:No matter what, Equifax may tell you you’ve been impacted... by lisper on Saturday September 09, 2017 @01:12PM (#15207965)
"Weird" is not the adjective that I would choose. "Despicable" is more like it.
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