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Alexa owners can now check their credit scores and ask credit related questions:
http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/30/technology/alexa-credit-score/index.html
On the heels of the Equifax security 'problems', Experian users who give Alexa the new 'Experian' skill can ask Alexa to tell them about their credit score and utilization, offer advice and -- for those who have access to Experian's credit lock product -- check whether their credit is locked, or lock it.
But, you have to give Alexa info: username, password and a personal key created when users enter their information. Users will have to repeat their pin after five minutes of inactivity. (Alexa, sudo make me a credit score sandwich)
The new service, though, might ring some alarm bells in light of the Equifax security breach, which exposed the personal information of up to 145.5 million people.
Is anyone up for this? Would you trust such info to an Internet connected device when you have to 'out loud' give your pin number?
Do you stand at an ATM and say your pin number out loud?
And will the Facebook crowd eat this up?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 01 2017, @04:47PM
I am not up for this, I do not trust such things to compromised phone hardware / software. Yes FB crowd will eat this up, convenience beats security every. goddamn. time. I'm sure most of us here are guilty of it as well, so just imagine people who have zero idea how this all works! They can't handle the pressure of trying to sort it all out and at some point they just trust that the tech company is professional and looking out for their best interests.
I'm more interested in how we can take our privacy back. Sure there are some solutions to some problems, but things like credit scores are a separate problem that can't be handled on the individual level.