> “Plaid will store your plaintext password and use it to periodically access your bank account.” That's terrifying. I'm looking into privacy.com as an altern

> “Plaid will store your plaintext password and use it to periodically access your bank account.” That's terrifying. I'm looking into privacy.com as an alternative to using my real debit card number online because it gets stolen at least once a year. Having my bank account itself compromised does not sound like an improvement. Then again, how often do banks get hacked and have their credentials compromised? At least as often.