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I will never unfreeze Equifax, regardless of what I do with the other credit agencies. I can't prevent them from collecting my information but I can prevent them from profiting off it.

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Why can't they profit from the troves of info they have about you, and will continue to collect about you, if your 'account' is 'frozen'?

You're mistaken, they still profit by selling your data. It's just banks can't retrieve your credit report to open a new account when it's locked.

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