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mint.com — "I'm pleased to announce Mint.com is officially launching today at TechCrunch 40 in San Francisco. We are now open to everyone! The free, automatic, online way to manage your money is here!" Truly awesome free service.
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- opensourcemaven, on 11/15/2007, -49/+14great stuff. I've been a mint user for a few months (friend of the co) and it gives me a great idea of how i haphazardly spend my money as a college student and make the local subway rich.
- Deguello, on 10/10/2007, -1/+26Name Dropper...
- itomixdotcom, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Hmm... It looks like a really cool service. It's too bad that this company has just lost my confidence by adding spam comments. If the service is good, we'll find out ourselves.
- Patlutz, on 10/10/2007, -84/+4More hot than gay buttsecks.
- nan456, on 11/15/2007, -53/+5Great website, have been using it for the last 2-3 months and has so far saved me a couple thousand dollars. Give it a try!
- skunkman62, on 11/15/2007, -13/+6Mint is absolutely amazing; an extremely useful idea that I will surely use on a regular basis - who am i kidding, i just did a copy and paste from their testmonials
- gandhii, on 11/15/2007, -1/+3rofl!!!! using a money management program saved you $2000 in 2-3 months??????
lol.... either nan has a hole in his pocket bigger than his pants..... or worst comment spam.. EVER.
or maybe sarcasm?
- Toniee, on 11/15/2007, -40/+5I was using BETA, it was awesome!!
- mongeau, on 10/10/2007, -38/+7This is by far better than other money tracking software available. And it's on the interwebs! Just proof that internet apps can rival rich-client apps.
Check it out, I promise you will be pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed the beta for several weeks before this. - ACMoxon, on 10/10/2007, -7/+15Aw, I am no longer special.
- MrCalifornia, on 11/15/2007, -4/+34I can't get any accounts to connect. Is it just too busy from new users?
- Acer, on 10/10/2007, -3/+3I have tried about 10 different accounts, and no luck with any of them. They must be getting hit pretty hard with new users.
- woodchucklove, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2They went down for maintenance, now they're back up and everything seems to be working. This service definitely has a TON of potential, and with 5 Million dollars behind it I think they can get it done.
- itomixdotcom, on 10/17/2007, -1/+7If you're going to spam the discussion, at least have the decency to not make it obvious. A real digger would've simply posted a reference to support the claim of venture capital, and wouldn't have known that they were down for "maintenance" because it's obvious they're choking on the new traffic. I'm sure your service is great, but let it stand on its own merit.
- GuyInRedmond, on 10/10/2007, -6/+1looks like they're experiencing some growth problems...down for maintenance without a digg effect - maybe a techcrunch40 effect?
- MrCalifornia, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Probably just a general Techcrunch.com effect. GigOm as well, they are covering techcrunch40 as well and probably sending a lot of traffic to mint.
- Error601, on 11/15/2007, -10/+107Spam complete with fake discussion posts...who would want to stick all your financial information on a web site? Company goes under...poof!...there goes all your data.
- jakejarvis, on 10/10/2007, -10/+5i also worry about my data potentially being lost by using this (as i do with any new web 2.0 service), but how is this spam? how do you know these are fake comments? obviously you haven't tried the service -- you'd soon find out that these are genuine reviews based on the quality of the service.
- brosner, on 10/10/2007, -12/+2Nothing is lost. I am trying the service out and when you delete accounts is just removes the information. Nothing is being deleted from your bank or credit card company. They are providing a service on top of your online banking to aggregate all the information so its easier to view. I haven't seen the ability to add your own transactions.
- KSUdesigner, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5You are one of those people who click on those "free viagra" emails too, aren't you?
- Bdog2g2, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8"Nothing is lost. I am trying the service out and when you delete accounts is just removes the information. Nothing is being deleted from your bank or credit card company."
The sound you just head was the POINT flying past you at the speed of thought.
- miriku, on 10/10/2007, -4/+5wow. you could not possibly sound more like a company guy spamming...
"quality of service" and "genuine reviews". yeah, that doesnt sound like a PR flack at all. all diggers talk like that.- sheffy6, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1"Real" digg users aren't that articulate.
- bitcloud, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2Try this for future viral marketing campaigns:
"LOLZORS! this shiznit is WAK! throw yo moniez at it... Step3. PROFITT!"
just... so you know...
- brosner, on 10/10/2007, -12/+2Nothing is lost. I am trying the service out and when you delete accounts is just removes the information. Nothing is being deleted from your bank or credit card company. They are providing a service on top of your online banking to aggregate all the information so its easier to view. I haven't seen the ability to add your own transactions.
- Chongo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10Here ***** here... While I'm positive its LEGIT, what if they go out of biz... who then owns all the data you used to connect to other systems. I'm not worried that someone can use this service to drain my account through it... just getting my identity tho would probably be easy.
From what I've heard, when signing up for certain accounts, it even asks for your security questions... most of mine are information pertaining to the town I'm from, age, parents names, schools, etc... - caseyjustus, on 12/12/2007, -0/+0You're right..poof!...the copy of your data disappears. What's the problem?
- jakejarvis, on 10/10/2007, -10/+5i also worry about my data potentially being lost by using this (as i do with any new web 2.0 service), but how is this spam? how do you know these are fake comments? obviously you haven't tried the service -- you'd soon find out that these are genuine reviews based on the quality of the service.
- Bossy, on 11/15/2007, -3/+114I would not bother to give my financial information to a third party web site. period.
- jaxzin, on 11/10/2007, -0/+18I did some digging and here is what I found that others might be interested in too. Mint.com doesn't store your username/password, they pass it securely to Yodlee which is their service provider for connecting to financial institutions. Yodllee services many major banking sites that offer this type of aggregation (http://corporate.yodlee.com/customers/clients.htm). I personally was using them when Citibank offered an aggregation site (myciti.com) until a few years ago. Here's a link to the details I found on the mint.com forums: http://forums.mint.com/showthread.php?t=703
- elk1, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2i use yodlee, does anyone know how they compare?
- tablespork, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Mint is currently prettier but with fewer features (e.g. they currently only support checking/savings and credit card accounts).
- ejdmoo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Can anyone recommend a bank that has an online banking site that's useful?
- punterfpc, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Bank of America has an excellent online site. You can setup your portfolio in it and do everything from manage all your bank accounts (checking, saving, etc) from any financial institution, stocks/money market, and even you email! Pretty crazy stuff. I set it up but haven't really used it since. Still coo, though...
- geminitojanus, on 11/15/2007, -6/+183Wow, this sounds TERRIFIC! Let's store all of our financial data on someone else's server with absolutely no guarantee of security or privacy!
*bzzt* bad idea. Some apps belong on the desktop. This is definitely one of them.- jerbaker, on 10/10/2007, -5/+43You're just paranoid. Who could possibly have any interest in being able to examine every financial detail of your life without a warrant and without any judicial oversight?
- Zlaya, on 10/10/2007, -10/+4paranoid, after the MediaDefender scare?
this is just looking for trouble - counterplex, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16Dugg for pure unadulterated sarcasm :)
- Zlaya, on 10/10/2007, -10/+4paranoid, after the MediaDefender scare?
- Mononuclear, on 10/10/2007, -3/+7Exactly. If your personal machine gets hacked then you lose but only you. If this service gets hacked or say an ex-employee gets pissed off or whatever, then everyone who ever used this service is screwed. Hacking isn't as big of as threat as employees who generally have access to everything. They can claim they keep all information private and do everything they can to ensure security but lets face it... Central databases of this kind of information are a target and people pay a lot of money to get this kind of information.
I am not claiming this site is shady or has anything but best intentions but please be careful before you trust such sensitive data to be stored online where who knows who has access to it. - jambarama, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10Absolutely right - who would willingly give up their important personal information to some company? I mean email, search history, docs, spreadsheets, rss feeds, surfing habits, purchasing information, credit card numbers, and all in a highly searchable database where everything lasts basically forever -- that is insane! Wait, I think I just described google.
Would it make you feel any better if google bought them out? I mean then at least it is a reputable company, even if they have almost literally everything private about your life.- maloventevil, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2if you want to channel your bank accounts, and credit cards through a third party company -- be my guest.
- Soulhuntre, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7People are already thrilled to give Google access to all their email and surfing habits... not to mention often their web server stats and of late even their business documents. The idea of personal data security is dead.
- bitcloud, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3It's not dead... it's just hibernating until the first DRAMATIC violation occurs....
- ACMoxon, on 10/10/2007, -6/+9If you would bother to read about Mint ( http://mint.com/safe.html ), you would notice there are several guarantees of security AND privacy.
- DCUK, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11guarantees mean nothing
- Erixxxxx, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6If you would bother to read the US Constitution, you would notice that there are several guarantees of individual freedom and individual rights and limitations on govt authority.
- bitcloud, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I guarantee you that I'm not putting my info on there...
It's a good idea... give me a desktop application for this and I'll even pay for it.- da5id, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Ah, Quicken or MS Money?
- decipherd, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5agreed, desktop app and youve got me!
- jerbaker, on 10/10/2007, -5/+43You're just paranoid. Who could possibly have any interest in being able to examine every financial detail of your life without a warrant and without any judicial oversight?
- Hercules, on 10/10/2007, -3/+25I've signed up for an account, but I feel awkward in putting my banking details online.... I'll wait until I get a review or some other such stuff done by a PC Mag or Wired or whatever first.
- ElephantHunter, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Here is a review from PC World: http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/005451.html
- ElephantHunter, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Whoever posted this digg should have linked to a news article. People need a third party review for most any new product.
Mint won the TechCrunch 40 award for $50,000. Somebody thinks they're worth a look at.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/18/mint-wins-techcrunch40-50000-award/- da5id, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Interesting, and there's more:
http://ellipsisaeon.com/2007/09/18/software-warning-techcrunch-likes-mint-you-shouldnt/
- da5id, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Interesting, and there's more:
- nytel, on 10/10/2007, -15/+3expensr.com
- BevansDesign, on 11/15/2007, -16/+5Wow, this looks really cool. I'll give it a try. Especially since I'm totally stupid when it comes to managing my money.
- lerker, on 10/10/2007, -1/+15Storing all your financial information in a third-party website would be proof-positive of that last statement. Just don't do it, dude.
- EssPii, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8"Especially since I'm totally stupid when it comes to managing my money."
Which is exactly why you are giving all your financial information to an online company you have no idea about. - ReinMasamuri, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Then that might be a red flag. I'm not sure I'd trust these guys :P
- superstewy, on 10/10/2007, -7/+10Not in Canada :'(
- hankyone, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2I will join the sad Canadian bandwagon :(
- crazihouse, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1So will I.
- idesign, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4moi aussi.
- affanjam, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Along with the sad no iPhone bandwagon
- gandhii, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I'm in the USA.. and I'll hop on that bandwagon too
- Tygerdave, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Wesabe has support for Canada and more, better data privacy policy, and no targeted advertising... why is a site about saving money trying to get you to buy things?
- Closeminded5228, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I'll join the sad-that-you're-canadian bandwagon. only kidding!
the best comedians come from canada. Including Avril Lavigne. - freakystyley, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1As will I -- I waited 3 months for the beta invitation only to find out that it's US-only. Boo-hoo!
- lseeley, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Now I've gotta wait for the iPhone AND Canadian Mint support.
- Tobark, on 11/15/2007, -1/+8Heh..cant connect with any of my banks.On top of that commerce now asks you one of five random questions which appears not to be in the setup . Lame sauce.
- Cl1mh4224rd, on 11/15/2007, -6/+51This has got to be the worst-idea-wrapped-in-a-nice-package that I've ever seen...
People are getting dangerously stupid with this "web 2.0" crap and Mint.com highlights this trend perfectly. Can you say, "dot-com bubble burst"?
This could potentially be a really awesome piece of free desktop software, but noOOOooo...- ElectricC0wb0y, on 10/17/2007, -4/+3Sorry but I prefer it on the internet. I don't really like giving up passwords to bank accounts, though. This way I can access it from any computer or my cell phone.
- jambarama, on 10/17/2007, -2/+12Conventional wisdom says that your data is safer on your desktop than on some companies web server. That certainly *can* be the truth, but I'll bet it isn't true as often as we think. With as many spam zombies as there are out there, where the owners don't even know their computers have been taken over, I'll bet a higher proportion of desktop machines get hacked than company web servers. And if Microsoft has a back door to updating XP/Vista when updates were turned off, who knows who else can get in the same way?
When a company does lose data, it is typically a lot, which causes a lot of grief, but I'll be just as many social security numbers have been harvested by phishers than lost by idiot company employees (or careless webmasters). I think for most computer users, financial data is at least as safe with some online company protected by ssl as it is on your desktop protected by yourself. Heck don't most banks put all that information online?- jambarama, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Sure banks already have your information but you're still relying on them to protect it. I'd hope banks are more careful than your average web 2.0 company, but I'd hope a site like this would also be more careful than your average web 2.0 company.
- akula89, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1the problem is the onus of security is on the company hosting the server (in this case Mint) - it gets compromised, data on ALL their customers (thousands??) is potentially at risk.
in the case of a desktop application; my own personal system is compromised, only my data is at risk and I am in control of my own data security. - gandhii, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1also... if one bank site gets compromised then that is ONE bank account I have to worry about. If I used something like mint and it got compromised, then I'd have to worry about ALL my accounts... checking, savings, visa, mastercard, paypal, money market, etc etc etc.
- frostw, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2Like a lot of web 2.0 ideas - pretty.......stupid.
- Odiwan, on 10/10/2007, -4/+4Canada, please :)
- canadaka, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1yes, there isn't that many Canadian banks to add ;)
- darkNiGHTS, on 11/15/2007, -1/+16Could anyone recommend a good desktop money manager? I know of Microsoft Money, but I'd rather not use Microsoft unless I have to.
- Cl1mh4224rd, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2GnuCash now has a Windows version: http://www.gnucash.org/
Might be worth a look for you. - one321, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4I believe this one is popular.
http://www.gnucash.org/ - centran, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4like others said gnucash.... but be forewarned. It uses double entry accounting which is a little hard to understand. So, instead of just saying you got paid $500 and plopping that in you checking accout it will transfer money from the INCOME account salary. Then if you pay for dinner you transfer money out of your checking account and into the EXPENSE account dining.
It is an awesome way to track your money but can be a bit much for those that just want a glorified balance ledger.- one321, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Double entry does sound annoying. Have you tried Money Manager Ex?
http://www.thezeal.com/software/index.php?Money_Manager_Ex
- one321, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Double entry does sound annoying. Have you tried Money Manager Ex?
- timdorr, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9You know, Quicken is actually pretty good at what it's supposed to do. It downloads all the data from my accounts so I can categorize and then file taxes *really* easily. It's worth the money, IMHO.
- fatdog789, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2MS Money, for Windows, if you want the best personal thru home-office financial program, or online connectivity/syncing with your banks.
GnuCash for every other OS or if you just want a digital checkbook. - BluKnight, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I'll throw another vote onto MS Money. Works with almost all my accounts. Get it when it goes on sale during tax time. I usually wait until I can get TaxCut and MS Money free after MIR.
- berberich, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Moneydance [http://moneydance.com/] is worth checking out. It's basic, cheap, and cross platform since it's a Java app.
- SlyRedFox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I have used Quicken for years and have been quite happy with it. It also has close links to TurboTax for tax time. It easily imports your Quicken data for taxes. And as someone else already pointed out, you can connect to all your bank and credit card accounts to automatically download your transactions into Quicken. It has on-line billing paying with a Quicken account.
- Cl1mh4224rd, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2GnuCash now has a Windows version: http://www.gnucash.org/
- carcrazy, on 10/10/2007, -7/+6I've been using clearcheckbook.com for a couple months now, and I like it a lot. It's free, too, and completely on the internet. I don't intend on switching or even trying this because clearcheckbook is working for me, and why start all over when I already have something set up?
There are a lot of comments about giving up financial information. I don't know about this mint.com thing, but you don't have to tell clearcheckbook.com any special information: no account numbers, credit card numbers, or anything like that. Maybe if you delve deeper into all its functionalities, it would be helpful to, but because I've stuck to the basic stuff, I don't know.- ReinMasamuri, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Maybe they should rename it ClearCheckingAccount...
- Erixxxxx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1So you could, theoretically, just use a piece of paper and a pencil?
- chithon, on 11/15/2007, -6/+54116 Diggs and it is down???
Yea.... I trust them.- Klarth, on 10/17/2007, -1/+6DIGGS != CLICKS
DIGGS != CLICKS
DIGGS != CLICKS
DIGGS != CLICKS
DIGGS != CLICKS- itomixdotcom, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1Sure, but I bet the pattern of diggs to clicks remains pretty close to constant. Since many other services survive well past the hundred digg mark, its safe to assume that, since this was taken down at 116 diggs, it is less robust than, say, a service that goes down only after 1000 digs. Do you see the pattern? More diggs = more clicks, even though it's not an exact number.
- Klarth, on 10/17/2007, -1/+6DIGGS != CLICKS
- aelder, on 10/10/2007, -3/+15I'm not giving my name to a machine!
- ijustam, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11HAHA! Oh man, I love that part. For the uninformed:
Telephone voice: Collect call from…
Bender: I'm not giving my name to a machine!
Leela: I'll accept. - itsthebrod, on 10/10/2007, -8/+2Then how'd you register on Digg?
- itsthebrod, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2Yes, bury me down because I'm not an obese nerd obsessed with Futurama quotes! Digg mob justice to the rescue!
- ijustam, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11HAHA! Oh man, I love that part. For the uninformed:
- kain989, on 10/10/2007, -8/+2clearcheckbook.com is the way to go. It's free and secure. The author claims to be putting out a new version mid-october. My favorite feature is being able to text message my account as I make purchases.
- blaxbb, on 11/15/2007, -3/+31hmm ive learned not to trust anything with the words "free", "money", and "online" in the same sentence.
- atbnet, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12This is nothing really new. It's just like Yodlee which Microsoft Money uses to manage some accounts
http://corporate.yodlee.com/index.htm
My BOA Online has a Portfolio which keeps track of all my bank accounts and is run by Yodlee.- jaxzin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I commented above in detail but in short mint.com is using Yodlee as their service provider too. They definitely should have that on the overview pages simply for brand recognition for those of us that have heard of Yodlee. I had to dig into their forums to find they use Yodlee.
- Erixxxxx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0They wont do that because then people would rightfully wonder why they were using mint.com when they could bypass the middleman and just use Yodlee.
- Archon810, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Yodlee rocks and is the only one I'll trust.
- SammyD1st, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2It's not "just like" Yodlee, it IS Yodlee. "Mint uses Yodlee...": http://www.mint.com/safe.html
- jaxzin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I commented above in detail but in short mint.com is using Yodlee as their service provider too. They definitely should have that on the overview pages simply for brand recognition for those of us that have heard of Yodlee. I had to dig into their forums to find they use Yodlee.
- lerker, on 11/15/2007, -2/+8What's even better than this site being free? This site getting dugg straight to hell.
And yeah, storing my financial information on some random third-party website? No thanks. - rufo, on 11/15/2007, -3/+4I already do my taxes using TurboTax for the Web... I guess I don't see how this is any worse. They seem far more open about how their service works and what security measures they've put in place than my bank or Intuit have ever been.
- fatdog789, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Very stringent laws protect people who use tax-preparation services and software. TurboTax is the product of a company that used to do tax prep services *before* computers existed, so there's also the reputation element.
No laws or circumstances protect people who use an unknown website to tore their financial information.
- fatdog789, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Very stringent laws protect people who use tax-preparation services and software. TurboTax is the product of a company that used to do tax prep services *before* computers existed, so there's also the reputation element.
- evilpettingzoo, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4And its dead back to beta you go.
- pnmerk, on 11/15/2007, -5/+12wonder how much THEY paid to get on the front page of digg and if there was a bonus for nice comments? no way will i let you have all my bank and CC info, this is a disaster waiting to happen
- larfus, on 11/15/2007, -2/+13mint.com puts a bad taste in my mouth thinking about the privacy issue.
- repruhsent, on 10/10/2007, -4/+5...yeah, I'm going to send my financial information to some website called mint.com. No wonder identity theft is so prevalent anymore.
- ThreeDee912, on 10/10/2007, -5/+5Spam?
- pencilneck, on 11/15/2007, -2/+10And the countdown to hacked server begins.....
- definitiveturbo, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2looks like traffic nailed them...sites down
- arunforce, on 10/10/2007, -4/+3They are just looking to be bought by Google.
I signed up for an account, and the email I got said that the company is in Mountain View... California.- eridius, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7Well hrm, brand new web 2.0 company and they're in silicon valley? What a surprise!
- Erixxxxx, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Because of course companies locate in Mt View so that Google will acquire them.
- empirionx34, on 11/15/2007, -1/+9been a beta tester for a few weeks. none of my accounts connected then. when they didn't, the accounts were all locked out at the other institutions, so i had to call and get the locks lifted. Then, I go back to check later, and they're back again. keeps checking your accounts when you're not on the site. don't like that one bit.
- CosmicBlend, on 11/15/2007, -12/+4I got into the beta last month and I was a little scared about putting my bank info into it. After doing some research into the company and reading a few reviews I decided I would try it out and I must say that I have been fairly impressed with it. Yeah I can look at my own bank transactions from my bank's website but this allows me to really see where I am spending my money and how I trend from month to month. I have many work expenses such as gas and office supplies and it helps me easily see what I trend from month to month. Give it a try!
- aguyingilbert, on 10/10/2007, -3/+3I feel really good putting my money on a site that so far has taken 4 minutes to load. Sorry guys.
- KingBunny, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2Not anymore it's not!
Way to go, digg. I hope you're proud of yourself. - billizm, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1There are already sites that do this. Some of them are pretty good. Just google:
bank|financial account aggregator - DjOverEZ, on 11/15/2007, -1/+9Think before you digg Kevin Rose!
- klethron, on 11/15/2007, -2/+8Hmm, Let me use my semi-secure windows pc to put my financial data in a start-up website and pray to GOD that everything turns out okay. I think not.
- annonimality, on 10/10/2007, -9/+8Who did these guys pay to get to the front page of digg?
- 1Stoner, on 11/15/2007, -3/+9Im going to put all my financial information on servers that cant handle the digg effect ? ?
No thanks.
BTW its down. . . . . . - deviantdarlings, on 11/15/2007, -9/+3I prefer the simplicity of https://www.clearcheckbook.com/
- deadlift, on 10/10/2007, -8/+9This digg article was obviously promoted to the frontpage via spam. This website sucks, why the hell should I give them so much information when they can't even get their server up.
- chicagobiker, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4I'm going to just take a guess that their appearing on the front page has something to do with the fact that they just won Michael Arrington's TechCrunch 40 conference $50,000 prize being covered on almost every tech news site today?
- pickles777, on 10/10/2007, -4/+5Am i the only one that found it odd that this other website "clearcheckbook.com" started spamming comments as well...? I dont want to sound like a conspiricy theorist, but it sounds like these two sites are in league. Freaky?
- deviantdarlings, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Not in league.. it's just a simpler solution. Every other comment is saying how people don't feel comfortable putting their bank info into a website. Clearcheckbook doesn't ask for any of that and it's incredibly simple to use. Also, if you think of a feature the owner is pretty approachable. I just thought it was a good alternative so I suggested it. I didn't even notice the other comments mentioning it until your post. I guess I should have skimmed through things first. I didn't know it was popular enough to be mentioned twice in addition to my comment. Sorry if it appeared to be spam, that was not my intent.
- sspooner, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5Anyone handing their financial institution details to a third party they never met deserves what they get.
- doomsquirrel, on 10/10/2007, -3/+5Yeah, no way in hell. One slip up (whether they get hacked, have an unscrupulous/disgruntled employee, or you use a bad password) and ALL of your data is out there for exploitation. Not just one card. Not just your SSN. Everything.
"Free" also suggests that they sell information to third parties about your spending habits. (I'd check this, but the site is currently dugg into the ground.) While there's nothing inherently wrong with that, and that's how a lot of stuff gets to be "free", also "no thanks".- Inc3pt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2It's too bad that it worries me to use it. I think it's a really cool idea.
Then again, I use USBank online right now. In theory, one slip up there could cause the same issue. I know my bank probably can be trusted more than this startup, but I suppose it's still something to think about. - MrJonnyPantz, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Apparently you didn't even look at the site, because they specifically point out in their security section:
"We require only a valid email address for login registration for the service. Notice that our signup page never asks for your name, address, or SSN."
- Inc3pt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2It's too bad that it worries me to use it. I think it's a really cool idea.
- collegebarscene, on 10/10/2007, -10/+5What a lame idea. you're not doing any good with this site. It's just an expansion of what your bank already does, so if they ***** up, and you just blindly trust the info coming in, you'll never know.
I say stay away from these morons and keep your bank account information off their servers and just use other websites that put you in charge of adding/managing your transactions. That way you can actually tell if something is messed up.
And there's no way this stupid site can be free forever. I'm sure it costs money to interface with all these banks. -
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