You can’t correct or remove anything from the Transunion database, because it’s not used for credit decisions there is no way to force them to do it.
So instead I’ve made it a game to try and see how many phone numbers I can get added to the database. My goal is to request a free copy of my file one day and have it arrive on a pallet.
Maybe if I fill out a credit card application and list Kevin Bacon’s address as a former residence then they’ll add him to my list of known associates...
People would pay to create fuzz in their records.
So knowing that data brokers are greedy the trick isn’t to get governments to force them to delete and protect information, the trick is to give them so much bad information that the good data becomes indistinguishable.
I recently chose phone number (because screw FB) but then noticed that the SMS verification is performed by Facebook anyways.
What the hell are App developers thinking? If I choose not to use my FB login in your app it's because I don't want FB snooping on me.
But then you turn around and use Facebook to validate my phone number without proper consent?
From a developer side: Google, Facebook, etc have well developed and much safer password and login authentication and the liability technically falls on them for any screw ups. Although I have a very secure hashing system for my online game login I still plan to make logging in with your Google and, maybe, Facebook account. It also adds convenience.
I’m imagining the dev found some tool to do sms verification that Facebook makes simple (or maybe that’s all they know how to use considering you didn’t mention any google login...).
Call Centric lets you whitelist so step one is to upload your contacts to them and then drop any calls not in your list. Goodbye telemarketers. Second step is to leave the phone unplugged altogether unless you need to use it since anyone you know has your mobile number anyway. :-)
If you really need it, you can add the Call Centric number to your cellphone via a SIP client but in my experience that's a bit of a battery sucker and call quality can be poor with noticeable voice delay.
No, it never was possible. The two systems use the same underlying infrastructure but for different purposes, which leads to a frustrating interplay of technical constraints and security/privacy controls.
