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From: asylvain@felix.UUCP (Alvin "the Chipmunk" Sylvain)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Punishing Evil-Doers
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Date: 22 Mar 91 06:06:47 GMT
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Trip Martin, of night@rpt.edu graces us with:

> >In article
> >  <1991Mar11.070712.4223@cs.ucla.edu>,
> >     gast@lanai.cs.ucla.edu (David Gast) writes:
> >> 
> >> Anyway, when did I ever make Equifax my agent and ask them to sell info
> >> about me?
> >> 
> >You freely gave information that is valuable and Equifax is selling
> >it as the agent of the person you gave it to or as their own agent.
> 
> More like he was forced to give that information or be denied service.

Hmmmmmm .... I wouldn't quite use the word "force" here.  I mean, it's
not like Equifax is selling anything necessary to your life, liberty and
persuit of happiness, are they?

I suppose that you'd call it "force" if Toyota simply _insisted_ that you
give them some of your _money_ before they gave you a car, hmmm?   Oh,
oh, oh, oh, what a feeling!

If you don't want Equifax selling your info, try asking them nicely not
to.  They may say yes, or they may say no.  I don't know their policy,
but many companies will honor your request.  No matter what, if you don't
like the answer, and if it's that important to you, punish them.

_Keep_your_money!_  (You probably should've put it into CD's anyway!)
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