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Amanda Aronchik

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772 total appearances

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Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

It's not useful.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

Yeah. So here's the trick with these things. Yeah. So let's say you were offered credit monitoring from one of the big three credit bureaus. This is where you want to be a little bit careful as you sign up. It is very possible that as you go in, and this is what happened to me, that as you go to sign up, you will be asked to waive your right to legal action.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

Yeah. So here's the trick with these things. Yeah. So let's say you were offered credit monitoring from one of the big three credit bureaus. This is where you want to be a little bit careful as you sign up. It is very possible that as you go in, and this is what happened to me, that as you go to sign up, you will be asked to waive your right to legal action.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

Yeah. So here's the trick with these things. Yeah. So let's say you were offered credit monitoring from one of the big three credit bureaus. This is where you want to be a little bit careful as you sign up. It is very possible that as you go in, and this is what happened to me, that as you go to sign up, you will be asked to waive your right to legal action.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

You will not be able to sue the credit bureaus.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

You will not be able to sue the credit bureaus.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

You will not be able to sue the credit bureaus.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

Yeah, take a look. I mean, always take a look at the fine print, but like the whole internet is based on us not looking on the fine print. But if you can do it, try. Sometimes it's well-written.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

Yeah, take a look. I mean, always take a look at the fine print, but like the whole internet is based on us not looking on the fine print. But if you can do it, try. Sometimes it's well-written.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

Yeah, take a look. I mean, always take a look at the fine print, but like the whole internet is based on us not looking on the fine print. But if you can do it, try. Sometimes it's well-written.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

Yeah.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

Yeah.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

Yeah.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

You know who doesn't want to hear from you? The U.S. Federal Trade Commission. No, that's not true. You can try. I mean, the way the FTC is handling this is if they get a lot of complaints about something, they will go and act on that. Are they going to call you, Kenny, and be like, hey, Kenny, I'm going to help you out?

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

You know who doesn't want to hear from you? The U.S. Federal Trade Commission. No, that's not true. You can try. I mean, the way the FTC is handling this is if they get a lot of complaints about something, they will go and act on that. Are they going to call you, Kenny, and be like, hey, Kenny, I'm going to help you out?

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

You know who doesn't want to hear from you? The U.S. Federal Trade Commission. No, that's not true. You can try. I mean, the way the FTC is handling this is if they get a lot of complaints about something, they will go and act on that. Are they going to call you, Kenny, and be like, hey, Kenny, I'm going to help you out?

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

Yeah.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

Yeah.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

Yeah.

Planet Money
How useful, really, are the steps you can take after a data breach?

We've all talked to the FTC a couple times. They are trying with their limited resources to help people. So you can send a complaint to them if you want.