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There is a question I've been pondering in the wake of all of these data breaches but I'm not a lawyer so my assessment doesn't necessarily reflect what the law
by fredophile 9y ago
There is a question I've been pondering in the wake of all of these data breaches but I'm not a lawyer so my assessment doesn't necessarily reflect what the law says.
If person X opens a credit card in person Y's name and doesn't pay it back, the bank will tell all of the credit agencies that person Y doesn't pay their debts. When person Y eventually finds out about this would they be able to go after the bank for slander?
- SAI_Peregrinus 9y agoLibel, not slander. Slander is spoken, libel is written or otherwise published. I'm not a lawyer, but probably. Since you'd have to prove that the bank made false statements of fact to get the credit agency to remove the fraudulent debt from your record anyway you'd necessarily have gathered plenty of evidence to help your case.