Re: AKICIF: "X-Kaspersky:" header

David Harmon <source@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On 27 Mar 2008 21:11:06 -0400 in rec.arts.sf.fandom, "Keith F.
> Lynch" <kfl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote,
>>Why doesn't competition between credit reporting agencies select
>>against the less accurate ones?
> 
> Why are they protected from defamation lawsuits for publishing
> inaccurate information that damages people's reputation and causes
> them economic damages?

AFAIK they aren't protected, although since defamation is generally a
state matter in the US, exactly what has to be shown will vary depending
on jurisidiction. You'll also have a much harder time going after the
credit agency if the basis of the report was inaccurate information
supplied to them rather than a mistake in applying that information to
your record.

	Robert
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