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This is funny because over the pond they made a whole billion dollar business out of tricking people into entering their bank password into some 3rd partys form

This is funny because over the pond they made a whole billion dollar business out of tricking people into entering their bank password into some 3rd partys form. It's not phishing, it's an opportunity! See also: https://plaid.com/ https://plaid.com/

hestefisk 5y ago
Are you referring to open banking?
- stefan_ 5y ago
  I'm not sure what they lobbied governments into to retcon their phishing towards a legitimate API. But there was certainly a time where there was no API (no "open banking") and they were straight up MITM you.