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Equifax breach victims can pick their compensation – why choice may mean cheaper and better settlements

  • Written by Nathan Atkinson, Postdoctoral Researcher in Law and Economics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
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If you are among the approximately 147 million people affected by the Equifax data breach, you may be looking forward to your cut of the US$700 million legal settlement.

Under the settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, Equifax hacking victims get a choice: free credit monitoring for...

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