Big lurker, just created this to throw in my anecdote. I know of a person that was targeted with identity theft. They are current fighting it in court. It is we

Big lurker, just created this to throw in my anecdote. I know of a person that was targeted with identity theft. They are current fighting it in court. It is weird how they have to prove to the system that it wasn't them who registered some vehicle somewhere and were involved in a hit-and-run(while they were even outside of the country through that period of time). That person owns a transportation company and could possibly get their license suspended. They were paid a visit by the sheriff because the debt collectors were not seeing their money (thankfully the sheriff was understanding enough, because it did look like they were going to be arrested until the court date). The name was not even written correctly! But since it is a SIMILAR name and at your address, it is you! Sorry for the rant, I just don't think the people that are going through this have the time or will to sit and describe their crappy situation. Is everyone who got their identity stolen supposed to run to the press? Run to Equifax's office asking for their reimbursement? If so, I wish they can spell it out more clearly to those who do end up affected. I think we will hear more about these stories eventually, after everyone who got burned clears their names of whatever they were burned for and have the patience to sit and explain how crap hit the fan, because they took out a loan somewhere and didn't understand the consequences. Even if GDPR isn't perfect right now, it is a step in the right direction. It sounds to me like the whole industry has been mishandling data until this point, that it makes it okay for people to complain that new players wont be able to come in and continue the same ways. Sorry if this is not the proper reply format, I hope it is ok to reply to anecdotes with anecdotes.