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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, @05:42PM (1 child)
I agree, the crowd will rush over the cliffs, again. IQs have gone negative, humanity is now at risk.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 01 2017, @06:30PM
Wrong, but the media and internet circle-jerking sure makes people think that is the case. If anything the collective IQ has risen so the only hope for corrupt assholes is to divide the people and turn them against each other. Every generation thinks that because they are the latest generation that somehow the human condition is a brand new thing as well. People have been the same for thousands of years, evolution and cultural changes haven't shifted basic human nature too much.
Humanity is more at risk from the reasonably intelligent greedy shits that would rather burn down cities than work with their "enemies".