A massive Equifax database you've never heard of is collecting and selling your sensitive employment and income history. Here are the exact steps to see your file, freeze it, and take back control.
Yep, I see they have an office in North Sydney- prime real estate position ( of course) on Arthur Street, right near the bridge. They’re also called ‘fit2work’. Thanks for compiling this, we will follow the steps to ‘opt out, if, indeed, we have been ‘opted in’ -without consent.
My first job was at Consumer Credit Bureau. I was a file clerk and my job was to answer the phones for potential lenders who were members. We had all this information; employment history, salaries, home addresses, etc. on every person that ever had a job or had received credit. This is nothing new, and it's been going on for quite some time now.
Yep, I see they have an office in North Sydney- prime real estate position ( of course) on Arthur Street, right near the bridge. They’re also called ‘fit2work’. Thanks for compiling this, we will follow the steps to ‘opt out, if, indeed, we have been ‘opted in’ -without consent.
See: https://www.equifax.com.au/fit2work
Thank you for sharing!
My first job was at Consumer Credit Bureau. I was a file clerk and my job was to answer the phones for potential lenders who were members. We had all this information; employment history, salaries, home addresses, etc. on every person that ever had a job or had received credit. This is nothing new, and it's been going on for quite some time now.
Thanks for the comment -- you know first hand how much information is available then. Thanks for sharing this!
Excellent, informative, albeit alarming article.