ChoicePoint overhaul falls behind (and link to cost them money)

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ChoicePoint, the data broker that leaked the personal information of 145,000 Americans, has gone off schedule in its efforts to prevent such a breach happening again.

On Friday, ChoicePoint spokeswoman Kristen McCaughan said the Alpharetta, Ga.-based data broker has not yet completed the changes. "It is ongoing," she said. McCaughan could not say when ChoicePoint expects to be able to announce that it has completed the process. "I don't think it is going to be anytime in the near future," she said.

ChoicePoint also said in March that it would only provide data in three general situations: to support consumer-driven transactions, such as those with insurers or employers, or to provide consumers access to their own data; to provide authentication or fraud-prevention tools; or to assist justice agencies.

One change the company has made, in accordance with federal law, is that consumers can now get a free annual "public records" report. The report can be requested on the company's ChoiceTrust consumer Web site.

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There are several links within the article, including one to get your free reports from them that will cost them a lot of money especially if a lot of people were to take advantage of it. That's too bad they have to provide free reports to anyone who asks, since it will cost them so much. I mean they did such a good job cleansing the Florida voter rolls prior to the 2000 election, right? They did that SO well, and Bush won by what? 500 or so votes? Why if they hadn't cleansed the voter rolls for Florida in 2000 and Jeb hired them to do that, ya know?

Oh, btw, they have to provide the free reports to anyone who asks EVERY year, so it will really cost them a lot if everyone that requests this year goes back year after year to get a report from them, won't it? That's so sad.

to move this up once more.

Is anyone interested in costing ChoicePoint some money?