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From: Mr.Jan on 19 Feb 2010 06:59 On Feb 18, 4:55 pm, Notan <notan(a)ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote: > On 2/18/2010 1:33 PM, nob...(a)nowhere.com wrote: > > > On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:31:00 -0500, tmp<t...(a)nowhere.net> wrote: > > >> nob...(a)nowhere.com wrote: > >>> with the banks that Quicken works with > > >> Mint, as it is now, doesn't do *anything* except track your account > >> balances, and display the results in graphs etc. > > >> You don't pay bills with it, or otherwise manage your money with it. You > >> just get to look at it all in one place. > > > So not very useful to anyone who needs hard records over a period of > > years. > > tmp is saying that you can't pay bills, transfer funds, etc. > > It keeps records, but that's all. Don't forget, MINT is still MINT at this point. It is going to be interesting when then first MINT/Quicken Online is presented for beta testing. It HAS to be better than the old QOL. I think the original idea behind MINT was kind of a facebook financial site. They also pride themselves on the fact that you can't log into your accounts from MINT as a security feature. Personally, I think that is a good thing.
From: Notan on 19 Feb 2010 09:59 On 2/19/2010 4:59 AM, Mr.Jan wrote: > On Feb 18, 4:55 pm, Notan<notan(a)ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote: >> On 2/18/2010 1:33 PM, nob...(a)nowhere.com wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:31:00 -0500, tmp<t...(a)nowhere.net> wrote: >> >>>> nob...(a)nowhere.com wrote: >>>>> with the banks that Quicken works with >> >>>> Mint, as it is now, doesn't do *anything* except track your account >>>> balances, and display the results in graphs etc. >> >>>> You don't pay bills with it, or otherwise manage your money with it. You >>>> just get to look at it all in one place. >> >>> So not very useful to anyone who needs hard records over a period of >>> years. >> >> tmp is saying that you can't pay bills, transfer funds, etc. >> >> It keeps records, but that's all. > > Don't forget, MINT is still MINT at this point. It is going to be > interesting when then first MINT/Quicken Online is presented for beta > testing. It HAS to be better than the old QOL. I think the original > idea behind MINT was kind of a facebook financial site. They also > pride themselves on the fact that you can't log into your accounts > from MINT as a security feature. Personally, I think that is a good > thing. What do you mean "you can't log into your accounts?" Of course you can. How do you think Mint accesses your FIs' records?
From: Mr.Jan on 20 Feb 2010 18:04 On Feb 19, 9:59 am, Notan <notan(a)ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote: > On 2/19/2010 4:59 AM, Mr.Jan wrote: > > > > > On Feb 18, 4:55 pm, Notan<notan(a)ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote: > >> On 2/18/2010 1:33 PM, nob...(a)nowhere.com wrote: > > >>> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:31:00 -0500, tmp<t...(a)nowhere.net> wrote: > > >>>> nob...(a)nowhere.com wrote: > >>>>> with the banks that Quicken works with > > >>>> Mint, as it is now, doesn't do *anything* except track your account > >>>> balances, and display the results in graphs etc. > > >>>> You don't pay bills with it, or otherwise manage your money with it. You > >>>> just get to look at it all in one place. > > >>> So not very useful to anyone who needs hard records over a period of > >>> years. > > >> tmp is saying that you can't pay bills, transfer funds, etc. > > >> It keeps records, but that's all. > > > Don't forget, MINT is still MINT at this point. It is going to be > > interesting when then first MINT/Quicken Online is presented for beta > > testing. It HAS to be better than the old QOL. I think the original > > idea behind MINT was kind of a facebook financial site. They also > > pride themselves on the fact that you can't log into your accounts > > from MINT as a security feature. Personally, I think that is a good > > thing. > > What do you mean "you can't log into your accounts?" > > Of course you can. How do you think Mint accesses your FIs' records? Well, Mint goes to your account and extracts a report (that is why they are called a consolidator) . If you have a Yodlee account, you can click "Login to my account" and it will take you to the FI account. Mint.com does not allow that. So if someone does get your password and login ID, they only get to see which FIs you deal with, the balances, and the transactions. They can't use Mint as a doorway to get to your bank and send money. Hence, Mint is only a read only service.
From: Notan on 20 Feb 2010 18:08 On 2/20/2010 4:04 PM, Mr.Jan wrote: > On Feb 19, 9:59 am, Notan<notan(a)ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote: >> On 2/19/2010 4:59 AM, Mr.Jan wrote: >> >> >> >>> On Feb 18, 4:55 pm, Notan<notan(a)ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote: >>>> On 2/18/2010 1:33 PM, nob...(a)nowhere.com wrote: >> >>>>> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:31:00 -0500, tmp<t...(a)nowhere.net> wrote: >> >>>>>> nob...(a)nowhere.com wrote: >>>>>>> with the banks that Quicken works with >> >>>>>> Mint, as it is now, doesn't do *anything* except track your account >>>>>> balances, and display the results in graphs etc. >> >>>>>> You don't pay bills with it, or otherwise manage your money with it. You >>>>>> just get to look at it all in one place. >> >>>>> So not very useful to anyone who needs hard records over a period of >>>>> years. >> >>>> tmp is saying that you can't pay bills, transfer funds, etc. >> >>>> It keeps records, but that's all. >> >>> Don't forget, MINT is still MINT at this point. It is going to be >>> interesting when then first MINT/Quicken Online is presented for beta >>> testing. It HAS to be better than the old QOL. I think the original >>> idea behind MINT was kind of a facebook financial site. They also >>> pride themselves on the fact that you can't log into your accounts >>> from MINT as a security feature. Personally, I think that is a good >>> thing. >> >> What do you mean "you can't log into your accounts?" >> >> Of course you can. How do you think Mint accesses your FIs' records? > > Well, Mint goes to your account and extracts a report (that is why > they are called a consolidator) . If you have a Yodlee account, you > can click "Login to my account" and it will take you to the FI > account. Mint.com does not allow that. So if someone does get your > password and login ID, they only get to see which FIs you deal with, > the balances, and the transactions. They can't use Mint as a doorway > to get to your bank and send money. > > Hence, Mint is only a read only service. But, take that same information directly to the FI website and all kinds of havoc can be wreaked. -- Notan
From: Edward on 21 Feb 2010 06:53
Mr.Jan wrote: > On Feb 19, 9:59 am, Notan <notan(a)ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote: >> On 2/19/2010 4:59 AM, Mr.Jan wrote: >> >> >> >>> On Feb 18, 4:55 pm, Notan<notan(a)ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote: >>>> On 2/18/2010 1:33 PM, nob...(a)nowhere.com wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:31:00 -0500, tmp<t...(a)nowhere.net> wrote: >>>>>> nob...(a)nowhere.com wrote: >>>>>>> with the banks that Quicken works with >>>>>> Mint, as it is now, doesn't do *anything* except track your account >>>>>> balances, and display the results in graphs etc. >>>>>> You don't pay bills with it, or otherwise manage your money with it. You >>>>>> just get to look at it all in one place. >>>>> So not very useful to anyone who needs hard records over a period of >>>>> years. >>>> tmp is saying that you can't pay bills, transfer funds, etc. >>>> It keeps records, but that's all. >>> Don't forget, MINT is still MINT at this point. It is going to be >>> interesting when then first MINT/Quicken Online is presented for beta >>> testing. It HAS to be better than the old QOL. I think the original >>> idea behind MINT was kind of a facebook financial site. They also >>> pride themselves on the fact that you can't log into your accounts >>> from MINT as a security feature. Personally, I think that is a good >>> thing. >> What do you mean "you can't log into your accounts?" >> >> Of course you can. How do you think Mint accesses your FIs' records? > > Well, Mint goes to your account and extracts a report (that is why > they are called a consolidator) . If you have a Yodlee account, you > can click "Login to my account" and it will take you to the FI > account. Mint.com does not allow that. So if someone does get your > password and login ID, they only get to see which FIs you deal with, > the balances, and the transactions. They can't use Mint as a doorway > to get to your bank and send money. > > Hence, Mint is only a read only service. If Mint can access my account, I don't understand why someone who hacks into Mint would not be able to access my account. |