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From: gl8f@astsun7.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Recent study on credit accuracy
Message-ID: <1991May1.153852.2427@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Date: 1 May 91 15:38:52 GMT
References: <1991Apr30.173216.16716@looking.on.ca>
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In article <1991Apr30.173216.16716@looking.on.ca> brad@looking.on.ca (Brad Templeton) writes:

>	WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The credit reports on file for millions of
>Americans often contain errors that could cost consumers a good credit
>rating, approval for housing or even a job, a study concluded Monday.

The fun thing about this article is that it appeared in the Washington
Post the same day that the NRA ran a full-page advertisement about the
proposed "instant check" gun purchase system... claiming that it was
obvious that such a system was possible because we already have credit
databases.

Sure, we can build these systems: but if they're inaccurate and
employers want to misuse them to check on job applicants...