I believe i read somewhere that they use a trusted third party the same way many other financial sites do. I've been using them for a while. You can't do much with the login in my accounts, unless they want to pay my credit card or check my Credit Union's balances.
Michael Gorman On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Manny <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah I've been using mint for awhile. When their databases get > hacked, I'm toast. > > Until then It's pretty useful. It'll give you a good picture of how > all those little accounts add up. > > Here's hoping some disgruntled employee doesn't try to get even and > sell all the users data. You actually have to give them your logins > for all the sites you want them to track. > > --Manny > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Peter Manis <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mint also looks at who you are paying and suggests other companies. Like > if > > you are at 15% on a capital one card they will offer you a amex at 5% or > if > > you are paying 90/mo for comcast they will offer a deal with charter > cable. > > I sure that plays a part in the money making > > > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Chris Penn <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> mint.com uses Yodlee.... > >> wikipedia > >> "Mint provides account agregation through a deal with Yodlee.........." > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Chris Louden <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Chris Penn <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> >> I still cant figure out how mint makes money....... > >> >> > >> > > >> > They probably use run some type of statistics what/how people invest > >> > and sell that data. There is big money in trend tracking. > >> > > >> > > >> >> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Jeff Lasman <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >>> On Monday 27 October 2008 12:49 pm, Roger E. Rustad, Jr wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>>> I put in my bank account and credit card numbers > >> >>> > >> >>> You really did that? > >> >>> > >> >>> You're a lot more trusting than I am. Did you check them out first? > >> >>> > >> >>> Jeff > >> >>> -- > >> >>> Jeff Lasman, Nobaloney Internet Services > >> >>> P.O. Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 > >> >>> Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only > >> >>> voice: +1 951 643-5345, or see: > >> >>> "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; > >> >>> _______________________________________________ > >> >>> LinuxUsers mailing list > >> >>> [email protected] > >> >>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem > to > >> >> be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." > >> >> -Roger Penrose > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> LinuxUsers mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > LinuxUsers mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to > >> be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." > >> -Roger Penrose > >> _______________________________________________ > >> LinuxUsers mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > > > > > > -- > > Peter Manis > > (678) 269-7979 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LinuxUsers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >
