By registering, users authorize their wireless carrier to disclose subscriber status, payment method, and device details to Equifax for identity verification and fraud avoidance purposes, and permit Equifax to share that information with other companies for the same stated purposes. This authorization remains in effect for the duration of the business relationship.
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Under this clause, registering for an Equifax product authorizes the user's wireless carrier to disclose subscriber status, payment method, and device details to Equifax and to unnamed third companies for identity verification and fraud avoidance for the full duration of the user's business relationship with Equifax. The agreement does not enumerate which third companies may receive this carrier-sourced data.
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By registering, users authorize their wireless carrier to disclose subscriber status, payment method, and device details to Equifax for identity verification and fraud avoidance purposes, and permit Equifax to share that information with other companies for the same stated purposes. This authorization remains in effect for the duration of the business relationship.
Under this clause, registering for an Equifax product authorizes the user's wireless carrier to disclose subscriber status, payment method, and device details to Equifax and to unnamed third companies for identity verification and fraud avoidance for the full duration of the user's business relationship with Equifax. The agreement does not enumerate which third companies may receive this carrier-sourced data.
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