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Re:What I'm Telling US Congress about Data Breaches by softawre on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @04:47PM (#15811164)
You can freeze your credit to "opt out"
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Re:What I'm Telling US Congress about Data Breaches by mulmen on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @06:13PM (#15811788)
But then you're opting out of the US financial system as it is available to consumers.
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Re:What I'm Telling US Congress about Data Breaches by ams6110 on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @08:02PM (#15812451)
You can unfreeze if you need access to credit.
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Re:What I'm Telling US Congress about Data Breaches by mulmen on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @09:20PM (#15812926)
At which point you opt back in to the risk. It's not a workable solution.
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Re:What I'm Telling US Congress about Data Breaches by bradstewart on Thursday November 30, 2017 @10:29AM (#15816452)
And it costs you $10 per credit agency every time you need it.
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