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Equifax Made Life Easier. Now We See the Cost.
Our financial lives are invisible to our neighbors but visible to countless faceless entities. Life feels private but has never been less so.
Ye olde bankers: They've got your number.
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Like many of you, thanks to the Equifax breach, I am currently wondering if I should freeze my credit reports. Like some of you, I am planning to refinance my house in the near future, which makes me quail at the thought of freezing the darn things, and then unfreezing them, and then freezing them again. … Is it really necessary?
Answer: Probably yes. Just let Bloomberg’s own Drew Armstrong tell you what happens when your identity is stolen. You don’t just have trashed credit and a lot of hassle with banks. You also, apparently, have the TSA giving you the microscope treatment when you fly.