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Of course, we aren’t the customers for these spying companies. But it is surprising that the total lack of security isn’t a deal-breaker for their actual customers. I mean if you can basically impersonate anybody using this service, what is the point of using it?
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I think they are talking about this case, it was thrown out. https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/15/missouri_html_hacking...
> Governor Parson's office maintained that Renaud had unlawfully hacked the school website: "The hacking of Missouri teachers' personally identifiable information was a clear violation of Section 569.095, RSMo, which the state takes seriously. The state did its part by investigating and presenting its findings to the Cole County Prosecutor, who has elected not to press charges, as is his prerogative." It wasn't throw…
That’s why we need the threat of the corporate death penalty
In my head I am interpreting the law like this: Credit Reporting Company negligence "interferes" with a person being able to obtain a loan.
Maybe naive question: if you never create an account on any of the credit bureau websites, would you be less likely to be an identity theft subject?
Not a lawyer, but I wonder if Tortious interference Laws can be used by individuals to file civil lawsuits against credit reporting agencies ? In my head I am interpreting the law like this: Credit Reporting Company negligence "interferes" with a person being able to obtain a loan. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortious_interference
IANAL either, but it seems the losses suffered from ID fraud are only recoverable via this.
In most contexts, providing false information about someone in a way that harms them is slander or libel. I think we need to revisit whether credit reporting deserves to be exempted from that, and under what circumstances.
In most contexts, providing false information about someone in a way that harms them is slander or libel. I think we need to revisit whether credit reporting deserves to be exempted from that, and under what circumstances.