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There won't be any reward for you, or opportunity to say I told you so, after Mint reveals the shocking news they were hacked X number of years from now.

So, I'm giving it to you now. This is just smart and logical. You do not need technical proficiency to reason out the risks, or the daily "12yo exploits MOST-SECURIST-EVER IOT device in 20 minutes" articles.

With that said, without public support, and government laws, this is a losing battle.

Equifax had no authorization from you to collect and distribute your financial data, but they did it anyway, and your financial services sent them the information. And of course, not surprised, their criminal negligence, revealed EVERY SINGLE ACCOUNT to hackers. Let's be real, when the news for stupids spins the story in this manner:

Equifax data breach: The number of victims may be impossible to know

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/09/17/equifax-data...

It means that the number was so great as to be unspinnable, so they went with another narrative, "Nobody knows" like dark matter, it's impossible, our scientists are trying but it's impossible....lol




> Equifax data breach: The number of victims may be impossible to know

Just assume all of them. Every last customer. Probably closest to the truth.


Not customers. You don't have to have done anything with the company, they collect data on anyone who has any credit history.




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