As previously documented, there has been an ongoing controversy associated with website blocking of links to free annual credit reports, resulting in the requirement that users had to actually type the requisite URL into their respective browsers. Today EPIC reported that due to the efforts of advocacy groups and the support of Congressman Barney Frank, “the major credit reporting agencies have unblocked links to the free credit report site,” annualcreditreport.com, allowing users to access the site by clicking on web links. However, consumers are still advised not to obtain a free copy of their credit report online, but to do so via the telephone.