That's just false reasoning for buying an Instagram fad dog, save admitting they are buying a fashion accesory
(Yes I'm annoyed by those who buy a dog to be an accessory and don't bother training them. There are loads of them where I live and they are annoying at best and menaces at worst)
IMO, Leaked is probably the better word here. Equifax did not steal the data in the first place either, they recorded/copied it from other sources which leaked or sold it to them.
Every data source (such as a bank or credit card) provides that data to CRAs because consumers granted permission to do so when entering into a business relationship. Either that, or it's publicly available data purchased from aggregators.
Wildly unfeasible. The consumer does not have a choice, they do not have an ability to live within their means without incurring credit checks.
Take housing - perhaps it is possible to purchase outright a home with cash, however you will not find generally anyone willing to take payment in cash.
If you cannot afford that and are not taking a loan, then you must rent. However you cannot rent without a credit score.
So no the consumer did not consent to anything. This is a ridiculous and dishonest viewpoint.
If you not familiar check out powerline network adapters and access points. Not as good as cat6+ but better than WiFi as backhaul, I've been pleasantly surprised with the performance and throughput of the newer standards. You can get up to 2400 Mbps with the recent models.
I'd sure like a Shazam for ads with mute capability, something I've been thinking about building for some time now just don't see any road to profitability and not getting adblock blocked.