Isn't it more scary to think how many people are so cavalier with sharing their online banking credentials with a third-party app like Plaid?
I don't think enough people realize that when you authenticate with Plaid, even for apps that don't provide "Mint-like" functionality and have no need for your transaction history, you're giving that developer permission to pull your transaction history, personal information, account balance, etc without any additional permission at anytime.
I don't think enough people realize that when you authenticate with Plaid, even for apps that don't provide "Mint-like" functionality and have no need for your transaction history, you're giving that developer permission to pull your transaction history, personal information, account balance, etc without any additional permission at anytime.