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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: 2) by frojack on Wednesday November 01 2017, @05:00PM (3 children)
Yes, unfortunately, they will.
I'm not sure Facebook is the likely source of such fools, most of them are just not intelligent enough to know what a credit score actually is. But the line up for the next iPhone crowd and the smartphone controlled colored lightbulb crowd will certainly fall for this, brag about it to their friends, just long enough to get them by till the next always on microphone and camera everywhere fad comes along.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 01 2017, @05:38PM (2 children)
This explains so much about you. You just presume you're one of the few who "get it" regardless of your own limitations. Sadly you are too blind to even know you have serious limitations which is why you pollute SN with cynical garbage. Your general analysis is correct, but your view of "everyone else is a blithering moron" is very very wrong. Nothing like working in tech to make you feel superior to other people. Tech simply isn't that hard, but few care to spend the time to learn it. You're like an accountant who mocks clients for being too stupid to do their own taxes.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Thursday November 02 2017, @03:05AM (1 child)
That all you needed to say, son, now run along and learn how to sign in before trying to convince anyone you've got an actual clue.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 02 2017, @11:15AM
Well, there are people who judge other's posts only by those posts, not by whether the author of that post decided to log in.
Remember, the truth is independent of who said it.
Also, you don't even know whether the author of that post was logged in, as there's always the option to post anonymously while logged in. The best you can do is an educated guess.