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This link [0] tells you if they think you are affected (you probably are) and then asks if you want to sign up for protection which you don't have to do. [0] h
by mrrsm 9y ago
This link [0] tells you if they think you are affected (you probably are) and then asks if you want to sign up for protection which you don't have to do.
[0] https://trustedidpremier.com/eligibility/eligibility.html https://trustedidpremier.com/eligibility/eligibility.html
- shanev 9y agoWarning: You waive your right to sue Equifax if you sign up for protection using this site.
- ceejayoz 9y agoMaybe. The TOS requires arbitration for disputes over the credit monitoring solution, but I don't read it as affecting suits over the breach itself. That said, IANAL.
- emodendroket 9y agoIt doesn't seem that way to me. > As used in this arbitration provision, the term "Claim" or "Claims" means any claim, dispute, or controversy between You and Us relating in any way to Your relationship with Equifax, including but not limited to any Claim arising from or relating to this Agreement, the Products or this Site, or any information You receive from Us, whether based on contract, statute, common law, regulation, ordinance, tort, or any other legal or equitable theory, regardless of what remedy is sought. This arbitration obligation extends to claims You may assert against Equifax’s parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, employees, and agents. The term "Claim" shall have the broadest possible construction, except that it does not include any claim, dispute or controversy in which You contend that EIS violated the FCRA. Any claim, dispute, or controversy in which You contend that EIS violated the FCRA is not subject to this provision and shall not be resolved by arbitration.
- tanderson92 9y agoThat is not the right Terms and Conditions. See this: https://trustedidpremier.com/static/terms https://trustedidpremier.com/static/terms Note the retroactive nature of the terms. Open question: does this indemnify the parent company? (A CNN story says it may not, but is not definite: money.cnn.com/2017/09/08/technology/equifax-monitoring-services/index.html)
- emodendroket 9y agoWhoops. I stand corrected.
- ideonexus 9y agoThis is crucial. I am concerned that #4 of the Terms of Use for this site does state that you give up your right to sue Equifax or join a class action lawsuit: http://www.equifax.com/terms/ http://www.equifax.com/terms/ I clicked on the "Enroll" button before reading this (after giving my last name and six-digit social), and it told me to come back in a week to enroll. Now I'm wondering, did I just give up my rights?
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoIf the hackers have any sense of humor they'll sign everyone up on their behalf.
- scrumper 9y agoWhere's it say that? I read carefully, not carefully enough perhaps, but I just went back and I see no such mention. My enrollment date isn't until mid Sept anyway so is this something that comes up later?
- mikestew 9y agoNo, you don't. Please point out where you think it says that. I mean, let's think this through. You're not the only one that can read a contract and figure out this "scam". You think a NYT reporter can't do the same? And are you assuming Equifax thinks no one will figure it out? Because catching them pulling a stunt like that would probably make the front page. Regardless, I may not be a lawyer, but the agreement doesn't say that.
- drfuchs 9y agoWhy should I trust trustedidpremier dot com? Their whois info is a PO box, which isn't encouraging. And asking for the last 6 digits of my SS# is super-suspicious [Added:] because the remaining (first 3) digits, called the "area number", are generally discoverable, because they are more or less determined by the zip code of where you were born (if you're older than 6).
- ceejayoz 9y agoEquifax.com links to EquifaxSecurity2017.com, which links to TrustedIDPremier.com, but yeah, it looks like a phishing scam. OpenDNS even flagged it as such this morning. Why they didn't go with a subdomain of Equifax.com is beyond me.
- athenot 9y agoThat in itself is indicative of how they really don't understand security.
- knightofmars 9y ago<tin-hat>How do I know you're not working with "mrrsm" to steal my info?</tin-hat>
- ceejayoz 9y agoYou can follow the chain from Equifax.com, at least. Phishers are going to have a field day with this, though.
- wlesieutre 9y agoIncompetence?
- banned1 9y agoI registered. I figured my data is already exposed, so this is not incremental. I got a date in mid September, so I will see what to do next then. I figure I am already exposed anyway, and the protection will be needed. Now, I wonder if it's best to DIY on the credit freeze thing. The only thing is that it appears that a freeze needs to be redone every few months.
- phjesusthatguy3 9y agoIs that something equifax set up in response to this breach? Like an idiot, I punched in my info and it said "yep, you're probably affected" but did I just give my information to equifax or some scammer who's going to use that to scam me?
- ceejayoz 9y agoIt's legit (you can follow the chain from the announcement on Equifax.com) but horrible practice. Should've been a subdomain - they're just training folks to fall for phishing scams this way.
- delinka 9y agoThat link didn't actually answer in the affirmative for me. It just dumped me into the enrollment workflow. It followed that with a message that my enrollment date would be next week and that I would receive no further reminders but I have to return on that day to complete enrollment. For my spouse, your link answered that they weren't affected.