The Equifax data breach affecting 143 million people “very possibly is the most severe of all for a simple reason: the breathtaking amount of highly sensitive data it handed over to criminals,” ArsTechnica’s Dan Goodin writes. And, adding insulting injury to grievous injury, Equifax is claiming that people give up their right to sue if they use the company’s tools to find out if they’re affected or to seek protection.
Some lawmakers are responding, seeking answers on how the breach happened and how Equifax is addressing it:
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is trying to force Equifax to drop that “you can’t sue us” provision:
And Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a reminder of what Republicans want to do to consumer protections:
It’s a mess, and Republican policies would make it worse.