Equifax says it won’t bar consumers from joining breach-related lawsuits
https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/08/equifax-says-it-wont-bar-consumers-from-joining-breach-related-lawsuits/
Equifax, which yesterday announced a truly enormous breach, will not require affected consumers to forfeit their right to join a class action lawsuit against the company in order to receive credit protection. The company clarified the forced arbitration clause in its terms of service after outcry by consumer advocates, including New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who called the requirement “unacceptable and unenforceable.”
The company added the following to its FAQ for the TrustedID Premier program it is offering to those affected by the breach:
Equifax says it won’t bar consumers from joining breach-related lawsuits
Sep 8, 2017, 10:22pm UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/08/equifax-says-it-wont-bar-consumers-from-joining-breach-related-lawsuits/
>Equifax, which yesterday announced a truly enormous breach, will not require affected consumers to forfeit their right to join a class action lawsuit against the company in order to receive credit protection. The company clarified the forced arbitration clause in its terms of service after outcry by consumer advocates, including New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who called the requirement “unacceptable and unenforceable.”
>The company added the following to its FAQ for the TrustedID Premier program it is offering to those affected by the breach: