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You trust Dropbox. You could presumably trust Zapier. That you don't isn't really an argument for them changing their practices. For example Mint.com keeps yo
by true_religion 14y ago
You trust Dropbox. You could presumably trust Zapier.
That you don't isn't really an argument for them changing their practices.
For example Mint.com keeps your banking passwords in order to do offline-logins, but people still trust Mint not to steal their money.
If many people don't trust a startup, I think they likely need to change their presentation style and not their practices.
- macca321 14y agoIIRC Mint uses a read-only API run by Yodlee
- rogerbinns 14y agoTo expand on that Mint never stores your account passwords. Yodlee does and provides the data back to Mint. Here are their security claims: http://www.yodlee.com/security.html http://www.yodlee.com/security.html As one data point, my credit union specifically recognizes accesses to my account from Yodlee, due to my Mint usage.
- 1123581321 14y agoThe difference is Dropbox specializes in files. They have years of practice designing their technology and organization to not spy on their users. Zapler does not have as much practice so screw-ups are more likely.
- wamatt 14y agoIndeed. And it's not just about spying. The Zapier people are probably decent and honest etc, however that's not the point. It introduces a new security threat and attack vectors unnecessarily It violates the principle of needing just enough access, to perform a task.