They are offering the free credit check provided by Uncle Sam- not even footing the bill for one of their own
Re:Samsung Recent Security Incident
by WaitWaitWha on Friday September 02, 2022 @04:49PM
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I got the same.
I find it insulting to offer a credit check. If I wanted, I would get 20 credit checks just this year. Credit checks are also (mostly) free. Everyone and their mother offers them.
Why would that do me any good for checking? How does it remediate or mitigate the loss I have?
They aren't even offering one, it's worse than that. They are providing info how to use your one annual free credit check that is gov mandated. They are not offering anything other than notice.
> Everyone and their mother offers them.
I'm pretty sure the US government offers them for free, and anyone else doing it "for free" is only using at a means to collect and sell your personal information. Using some random site like getmemyfreecreditcheck.com or whatever is pretty much asking for your privacy to be violated.
Re:Samsung Recent Security Incident
by selectodude on Friday September 02, 2022 @08:41PM
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not that annualcreditreport.com feels any less random.
Re:Samsung Recent Security Incident
by TootsMagoon on Friday September 02, 2022 @09:52PM
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Check your privilege bro! Lawyers need to make a living too!
Can't we just fast forward to the part where they send me a $5 check for the class action settlement? They'd save a ton on legal fees.