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- cc’ing all the specialty credit reporting agencies (banking, housing, employment, & auto/ property/ life insurance) https://t.co/mO1mOA67JO
- When the story of the fight against modern credit reporting surveillance is written, this 2013 investigation by @RedTapeChron will be remembered as the turning point. Bob was the first to confirm that Equifax is cross-contaminating credit files. https://t.co/AHP1CIID2b
- Us: We can’t rent an apartment or get a job or open a bank account without a credit check.
Them: In this White House, they “stopped the performing of credit checks for potential employees.” https://t.co/7QT9g764UP #fairness #credit
- “It’s astounding that Equifax can’t get its stories straight. How hard can it be to see that customers get the correct information from Equifax employees, particularly when it knew the The New York Times was going to follow up?” https://t.co/XHlrbJFIAt HT @ronlieber
- Specialty credit bureau Checkr earned its +$1 billion valuation by selling “picks and shovels” to the gig economy. https://t.co/U6kMRU2eNS
- RT @JeanetteBeebe: Hundreds of companies track & make $ off of your “specialty” #data (#healthcare, autos), just like #Equifax. But it can…
- Internet, meet Equifax’s newest credit bureau. Trying to rent a house or apartment? Equifax will happily contact your past landlords & employers. And Equifax can judge your ability to have housing with the “tenant scorecard.” https://t.co/dMmU5oVEZd https://t.co/YHRsYzrNFL
- Specialty credit reports aren’t important, unless you need a job, a home, a bank account, health/ life/ auto insurance, electricity, water, cable television, Internet, or a cell phone. Its the hidden data layer of modern life.
