tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post3121053806772942711..comments2023-11-02T07:25:45.884-05:00Comments on Mormanity - a blog for those interested in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Provident Living Just Got Harder, Courtesy of Equifax: Some Steps You Can Take (Hint: You Need a Credit Freeze)Jeff Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-18652797524959448762017-09-18T17:55:44.305-05:002017-09-18T17:55:44.305-05:00Jeff, you'll probably be interested in this:
...Jeff, you'll probably be interested in this:<br /><br />https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-18/equifax-stock-sales-said-to-be-focus-of-u-s-criminal-probe<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-28531818737805851142017-09-18T17:54:07.832-05:002017-09-18T17:54:07.832-05:00Really? Equifax had over 140 million accounts stol...Really? Equifax had over 140 million accounts stolen. These accounts have everything one needs to open a line of credit anywhere. You don't need to consider the source to know that getting a credit freeze is the prudent thing to do whether you are an atheist, Born Again Christian, Hindu, Jew, Catholic, Mormon, etc.<br /><br />Steve<br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09512152141203344476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-45690223348765547612017-09-15T01:00:51.963-05:002017-09-15T01:00:51.963-05:00I'm shaking in my financial boots, Jeff.
It do...I'm shaking in my financial boots, Jeff.<br />It doesn't help that you say one thing and there's news from several other sources that either contradicts or muddies what you've claimed.<br />Hey! Just like Mormon apologetics!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-70259356761354432032017-09-14T18:38:35.277-05:002017-09-14T18:38:35.277-05:00Anon @ 10:06, it's a shame you'd let your ...Anon @ 10:06, it's a shame you'd let your religious biases blind you to the need to protect yourself from identity theft. Hope you don't have a problem, but the risks are real. Jeff Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776493593387402607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-24049295233105465192017-09-11T22:06:30.902-05:002017-09-11T22:06:30.902-05:00I am going to take financial advice from a Mormon ...I am going to take financial advice from a Mormon apologist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-17734629701467908422017-09-09T11:51:10.466-05:002017-09-09T11:51:10.466-05:00P.S. This article is also interesting. It contains...P.S. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/your-money/identity-theft/equifaxs-instructions-are-confusing-heres-what-to-do-now.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news" rel="nofollow">This article</a> is also interesting. It contains the following reportorial gem:<br /><br /><i>On Thursday night, I entered my last name and the last six digits of my Social Security number on the appropriate Equifax web page. (They had the gall to ask for this? Really? But I digress.) I received no “message indicating whether your personal information may have been impacted by this incident,” as the site promised. Instead, I was bounced to an offer for free credit monitoring, without a “yes,” “no” or “maybe” on the central question at hand.<br /><br />By Friday morning, this had changed, and I got a “your personal information may have been impacted by this incident” notification. Progress. Except as my friend Justin Soffer pointed out on Twitter, you can enter a random name and number into the site and it will tell you the same thing. Indeed, I typed “Trump” and arbitrary numbers and got the same message.</i><br /><br />-- OKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-90177335215727266402017-09-09T11:37:22.154-05:002017-09-09T11:37:22.154-05:00Good post. I would add that for now at least one m...Good post. I would add that for now at least one might want to beware the Terms of Service. Some are saying that Trusted ID's TOS prohibit enrollees from participating in a class-action suit. The question of whether this forced arbitration clause applies to Equifax <i>and</i> Trusted ID, or <i>only</i> to Trusted ID, has yet to be cleared up to my satisfaction; for more info see <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/09/08/what-to-know-before-you-check-equifaxs-data-breach-website/?tid=pm_business_pop&utm_term=.0354d9b58700" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/are-you-an-equifax-breach-victim-you-must-give-up-right-to-sue-to-find-out/" rel="nofollow">here</a>---especially the updates.<br /><br />-- OKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139169.post-62249718310657061842017-09-09T10:33:58.729-05:002017-09-09T10:33:58.729-05:00Naturally, Equifax, at least in my state makes mon...Naturally, Equifax, at least in my state makes money on the freeze. It's not much, $3, but it ought to be free to everyone given their negligence.Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098953206824247173noreply@blogger.com