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Equifax's App Has Disappeared From Apple's App Store and Google Play (fastcompany.com)
From a report: Equifax's mobile app has been removed from both the iOS and Google Play app stores. According to data from AppAnnie, the app was taken down the same day Equifax announced its massive security breach (September 7). Now customers no longer have access to Equifax Mobile. For example, when iOS users attempt to access the app, they receive a pop-up requiring them to update the program. The pop-up directs users to the App Store -- where they are informed the Equifax app is no longer available. We don't know why the app came down, though Fast Company has confirmed Apple was not involved with the decision to remove Equifax from the App Store.
What's this about trusting them? Did you ever fill out a form and say "please hold all my data?" Nope. You have no choice in the matter. It's not about consumer trust. Consumer trust has nothing to do with them making money. Only if their real customers (yes, you're the product) drop them will they have to change. This is a case only where losing money will effect change. But you and me will get a buck or two and only the lawyers will get rich.
Also, see Axciom. Another company with a huge amount of data about you, data they pull from various sources without you saying "please develop a profile on me to sell me new things". If they had a data breach, same thing - us normal folks would bitch and moan but no real change.
Or we can have the Trump administration have real laws protecting consu,......... nah, I couldn't even type the whole sentence out without laughing too hard to finish it.
I'll be here waiting for the news of their bankruptcy
I'll be here waiting for news of what happens to all the Equifax executives that dumped their stock in the last several months. Somehow I missed that part of the story until just recently but if there weren't securities regulations broken there then there are no securities regulations..
Those apps were very powerful. Wanna bet that the code that works with the apps was the source of the breach? Equifax Places utilizes your GPS location to show you: * Equifax Credit Score : Average credit scores in your area * Fraud Index: The frequency of identity fraud in your area * Credit Rankings: How your credit measures up to others in your area Want more? With an eligible Equifax product, you can also: * Lock and unlock your Equifax credit file* * View alerts to key credit file changes * Check your Credit Score — anywhere, anytime * Get one stop protection if you ever lose your wallet http://www.equifax.com/mobile/