My understanding is if you sign up for the one year Equifax protection, after the first year you are automatically continued for a nice fee. You have to remember to discontinue to avoid the fee. Also Equifax owns the protection service. How convenient?
3) Clarification Regarding Automatic Sign-Up to TrustedID Premier
We are not requesting consumers credit card information when they sign up for the free credit file monitoring and identity theft protection we are offering to all U.S. consumers. Consumers who sign up for TrustedID Premier will not be automatically enrolled or charged after the conclusion of the complimentary year of TrustedID Premier.
Please believe me, I'm not defending them. Just trying to get as much accurate information as possible.