That I can't even redeem.lol

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    21 hours ago

    I love how all these shenanigans, losing my personal information, making go through dozens of hoops to “prove my identity” just to be allowed to install rice-paper walls to “secure” my personal information with a company THAT I NEVER EVEN AGREED TO SO BUSINESS WITH IN THE FIRST PLACE.

    And there’s 3 of them. I applied for a credit card. Was all this nonsense hidden in the small print? F this.

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      It’s fucking insane. And some people here make fun of China and their “social credit” and WE HAVE THE SAME FUCKING THING RIGHT HERE???

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    21 hours ago

    I can’t cash mine without giving another sketchy site my personal info to activate the the card.

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      Yup, I was able to finally get to it, but then they want a lot of info. Noped the fuck outta there. Bitch, you’re paying me for not protecting the same info you’re asking me for now. Me clicking on the link they emailed me should have been more than enough. But you bet you’re your ass they’re going to get their money back by selling your info to every advertiser they can get their hands on.

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        If I register, I get stuck in an infinite loop of getting my identity stolen for less than $10.

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    Someone should contact the judge who approved the class action settlement and let him or her know Equifax is putting up barriers to collect the settlement and the company should be held in contempt, with consumers allowed to opt out of the class and sue individually to collect.

    Many victims of Equifax’s cheap and negligent security practices resulting in a huge data breach already are giving up on getting paid and will likely not go back.

    Problems with consumers getting this small amount owed as class members or onorous data collection requirement amounts from a company shown to be terrible with cybersecurity should result in severe consequences or else it shows the judge doesn’t actually care about the class members and is doing a bad job protecting them. Of course, that’s only if the judge becomes aware of the problem.

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    In case anyone actually cares and is trying to claim this the “error on our side” nonsense seems to be triggered if you’re using a VPN.

    Try reconfiguring or disabling the VPN if you are concerned with claiming this.

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    3 days ago

    They offered me $10.13 but in exchange for that they need my email address my mailing address my date of birth my social security and a government ID.

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      2 days ago

      😂 that’s fucking insane. Mother fucker you are paying for NOT BEING ABLE TO PROTECT MY FUCKING DATA!!!

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      2 days ago

      “Yes, we totally fucked up lost all your info the last time but you can totally trust us with that this time around…”

  • You actually got money?

    I’ve gotten several of these; all the “pay out” is, is a year’s subscription to an utterly worthless “privacy protection” plan thing from yet another corporate entity making money off my information.

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    2 days ago

    I read an article that anything under the price of a tank of gas people will usually not try to claim it.

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    3 days ago

    I got the same error. I complained to the settlement email and they sent me the same canned response twice in a row that the window had passed in 2022. I forwarded the email I got and got the same canned response again…

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      3 days ago

      Seriously? Man, this all kinds of fucking insulting. They fucking leaked our SSN and they’re throwing a bone at us that we can’t even get. This is very insulting.

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        We have to operate with understanding that all critical data is already leaked tbh

        This is the new reality