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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by dwild on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @10:29AM (#20995534)
> It's doubly painful, because the "free credit monitoring" on offer is provided by Equifax -- the exact company whose competence we don't trust anymore.

The free credit monitoring is provided by Experian, not Equifax. [1]

[1] https://www.equifaxbreachsettlement.com/

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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by amalcon on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @10:36AM (#20995612)
Oh neat, I must have glossed over that part. Egg on my face then. It's still not great, but significantly better than I thought it was.
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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by Rebelgecko on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @02:55PM (#20998828)
Of the 10 years of "free" credit monitoring, the first 4 years is from Experian but the remainder is from Equifax.
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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by exabrial on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @10:42AM (#20995688)
If it only looks suspicious, it is. They all golf together.
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