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Equifax has made more money after the hack now that they are selling their credit monitoring as a service. I went to their website trying to figure out how to
by akouri 7y ago
Equifax has made more money after the hack now that they are selling their credit monitoring as a service.
I went to their website trying to figure out how to lock my credit report (which US govt mandated be a free thing to do) only to learn that in order to use the "free" option you have to go through hours of phone trees, or write in snail mail.
If you want the ability to lock the report online or via an app, you have to pay ~$20/mo to Equifax. Total BS, and of course I wouldn't put it past this company to make money off their own data leak.
- davidjade 7y agoEquifax muddies the water here with “lock” vs “freeze” terminology on their web site. One costs money and one is free. The free is the mandated government version, which is a lock but I think they call it a freeze and can be done online. I’ve done it recently. It’s a really deceptive and dark pattern as they try and steer you Towards their paid version.