>They have successfully convinced the public that identity theft is a separate and distinct crime done exclusively by one person to another rather than simply f

>They have successfully convinced the public that identity theft is a separate and distinct crime done exclusively by one person to another rather than simply fraud that they are aiding and abetting. I interpret that as: Companies like Equifax allow (or disregard good security practices to enable) data breaches to land your data into identity theft rings. They (Equifax) then try to sell you "protection services" while they continue to dangle your data to tantalized thieves. What a fucking racket.