Re: Identy Theft?

From: Beachcomber (not_real_at_xxx.yyy)
Date: 04/13/05 

Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 17:24:54 GMT

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:07:03 -0400, "Nog" <nognog@adelphia.net> wrote:

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>Lexux-Nexus lost 300,000 identities to thieves? This is UNACCEPTABLE! The
>fact that they have all this information is identity theft in itself. I did
>not give them permission to have my data.
>As a matter of fact I didn't give Equafix or Transunion permission to have
>my fincancial data.
>A new law should be passed that ANYBODY that has personal data of other
>people MUST have permission for such from each.
>All current private data must be deleted NOW!
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In the old country, the Gendarmes or the KGB kept extensive files on
their citizens. Much of it was innocuous (birthdays, living at a
certain address, etc.), but they could dig up the dirt on someone when
they needed to.

It is interesting that the USA leaves this function to private
companies with little regulation. It will always be so because the
major credit card companies have power, lobbyists, and political
influence. They just recently trashed the bankruptcy laws.

 Your "credit file" , errors and all, is your test of worthiness for a
mortgage, loans, and many jobs, things that are necessities in today's
world. There is very little incentive for the big 3 credit reporting
companies to "get it right the first time".

Beachcomber

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