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2021 Privacy settlement — 98M users

2021 98.0M records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Financial data, login credentials

Technical writeup

Settled Nov 2021. Class action alleged Plaid collected more financial data than necessary; used deceptive login interface mimicking bank screens; harvested/sold data without proper consent. $58M settlement. Affected apps: Venmo, Robinhood, Chime, SoFi, Coinbase. Plaid denied wrongdoing; agreed to minimize collection, delete unnecessary data, enhance disclosures.

Root cause

Excessive data collection; deceptive interface; inadequate consent.

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