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Burton Group goes to Mainstreet |
| Published: October 9, 2007, 12:11 am |
| Tags: identity, user centric, identity metasystem, privacy, linkage, secure payment |
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In this cogent article, the New York Times’ Denise Caruso distinguishes herself with a compelling treatment of complex identity and privacy issues. For instance, her characterization of Mint.com is enough to turn the Flying Nun into a paranoid: “In exchange for customers uploading their account information and allowing sponsors to offer them specialized services, Mint will connect nightly to their credit-card providers, banks and credit unions. Then it automatically updates transactions and accounts, balances their checkbooks, categorizes their transactions, compares cash with debt and, based on their personal spending habits, shops for better rates on new accounts and credit cards.” I sure would like to know more about how mint.com protects itself, who oversees it, how it protects me, and most important, what it does and doesn’t and will never do with the massively detailed personal information it collects. Today, not even my accountant or my wife [ Full article ] |
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