Written by John Kruse, one of the leading experts on Bailiff Law, this consumer friendly guide is essential reading for anyone who comes into contact with a bailiff.
The book is easy to understand and clearly explains the rights
a bailiff has, and also what they cannot do when collecting debts and repossessing goods etc.
The Data Protection Act doesn't apply to Experian, (according to them - they NEED every bit of info about you to do their (dirty) work. I think you ought to report this to the Information Commissioner and see what the result is - covert activities are becoming more popular now....
can you explain to the stupid what the first post means and what cookies are, as I would normally expect to have them with my coffee?
Yourbank, you are not stupid - but if you don't 'speak IT' I can put it in plain English.
The poster visited Equifax on the internet presumably to check their credit rating, Equifax have left a marker hidden in the operating system of their computer which will alert them the next time they visit the site - presumably to tell them they already have had a 'free trial' or to check which other credit sites they are visiting, ie their bank - it is this one which is worrying because then they can 'grab' details from the computer they are not normally entitled to have ie how much money is in the account, what it is spent on via the internet and again increase its knowledge of your spending habits and 'debt' profile.
Basically in plain English a computer cookie is a calling card which is left on a computer and reactivated should a certain event take place again, in the case quoted above it is never to expire....
equifax are spying
these cookies record what web pages you visit stc
ico complaint on its way
i did not agree to these cookies and as its the uk, not usa, they have some explaning to do
a jacuzzi with Bananarama. I have not lived in Bolton since 1986
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Re: equifax and tracking cookies
Get Internet Explorer 8. Ive had a couple of weeks and no longer warnings of cookies from my antispyware programs. This is because I have it in InPrivate mode.
from Wokipedia-
Gregg Keizer of Computerworld says Private Blocking "notifies users of third-party content that can track browsing history", and that InPrivate Subscription allows" subscribing to lists of sites to block".
When enabled, IE8 will not save browsing and searching history, cookies, form data and passwords; it also will automatically clear the browser cache.
equifax and tracking cookies
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