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by pjbrunet 4734 days ago
I don't think it's just a coincidence or necessarily a secret:

"Equifax Inc. (EFX), EBay Inc.'s (EBAY) PayPal and Intuit Inc. (INTU) have beguntrials to see whether social posts can help prove identities,and, in some cases, detect whether customers are lying abouttheir finances." http://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-posts-help-credit-bur...

Actually I remember blogging about this years ago, back when Myspace was at its peak. So it's not news. I'm just wondering if Google has revealed what data it reports to Equifax, if any. And if that's the case, I think the next question is: What sort of app activity will help improve your credit?