Nothing Chats, a rival to apps like Beeper and AirMessage, advertised itself as a secure platform for sending messages to iMessage users.
However, less than 24 hours after its launch, investigations into the app revealed that Nothing Chats logged every message in plain text and stored unencrypted data, including text messages, images, videos, and more, making it a significant privacy and security risk.
The company removed the app from the Play Store following these complaints, citing “several bugs” that need fixing.
Data you provide to us. When you use Plaid’s products or services, like when you connect your financial accounts (like your bank accounts) to a developer’s app through Plaid, we may collect the following data from you:
identifiers like name, email address, and phone number;
login data when required by the provider of your account, like your username and password, account and routing number, or a security token.
when needed, data to help verify your identity and/or connect your accounts, including your Social Security number, date of birth, security questions and answers, documentary ID and one-time password (OTP).
Oh Lord. I have all my money in one account and have used Plaid on it. If it were to get hacked, I would be ruined lol. Not a lot of money but that’s all I have.
Are you sure about Plaid? Because jesus I’ve signed in through Plaid many times.
Yep (and I had the same reaction).
From their privacy policy.
https://plaid.com/legal/#consumers
Additional reading: https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/198005/is-plaid-a-service-which-collects-user-s-banking-login-information-safe-to-use
EDIT: And a lawsuit: https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/business/td-bank-files-lawsuit-against-plaid-accusing-it-of-trying-to-dupe-consumers-1.5145326
Oh Lord. I have all my money in one account and have used Plaid on it. If it were to get hacked, I would be ruined lol. Not a lot of money but that’s all I have.
Thanks so much for telling me this!