Equifax fined maximum penalty under 1998 UK data protection law

That's got to be a joke; it's not even close to enough. IMHO, they should be banned from having access to our data, the same data we never approved them to have in the first place.

I'm all for companies growing and learning from mistakes, the credit companies have a higher standard to live up to and should have a very steep cliff to jump off if they mess up.

Only £500k, so almost as much as if you pirate a few songs or movies..