Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125

Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by degenerate on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @10:41AM (#20995671)

To be clear, can anyone assumedly become a "Settlement Class Member" simply by being an American citizen or having an SSN (and thus being affected by the breach?)

edit: Thanks for replies; the answer is "no". You can check if you were affected on the settlement homepage under "I would like to..."

I was not affected by the breach, so a letter from me would not matter.

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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by simonebrunozzi on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @12:06PM (#20996832)

Small correction: you don't need to be an American "citizen" to be affected; it suffices to have credit history in the US (e.g. permanent residents, etc).

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Re:Equifax doesn't want consumers to get their $125 by hotdogs on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @11:10AM (#20996072)

I think not quite everyone was affected, it was supposedly 147M people. You can check if your information was included in the breach on the settlement site.

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