Re:I Got Access to My Secret Consumer Score
by lisper on Monday November 04, 2019 @11:19AM
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This problem is much bigger than just the CRAs. The fundamental problem is that the information that is used to authorize transactions (including financial transactions) is not bound to the transactions. It's re-usable. That makes phishing trivial and hence inevitable.
The situation has gotten slightly better recently because of the widespread deployment of chip cards, but these only protect POS transactions. They don't help with e-commerce or non-financial transactions like credit report requests.
The situation has gotten slightly better recently because of the widespread deployment of chip cards, but these only protect POS transactions. They don't help with e-commerce or non-financial transactions like credit report requests.