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Government,
Banking,
Administrative/Regulatory

Sep. 19, 2017

Equifax hack exposes some serious regulatory cracks

The Fair Credit Reporting Act does not require the same level of privacy and security measures by credit bureaus as it does of banks.

Anita Taff-Rice

Founder
iCommLaw

Technology and telecommunications

1547 Palos Verdes Mall # 298
Walnut Creek , CA 94597-2228

Phone: (415) 699-7885

Email: anita@icommlaw.com

iCommLaw(r) is a Bay Area firm specializing in technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity matters.

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CYBERSLEUTH

Everyone who has ever gotten a home mortgage, car loan or credit card has been involuntarily beholden to the big three behemoth credit reporting bureaus — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Like the unconquerable monster described in ancient literature, the modern day Behemoth credit bureaus collect, store and disseminate vast amounts of consumer financial information without ever meeting or even communicating with those consumers. ...

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