[m12k]

I don't use Mint, but to me, the main question is whether I perceive the company to have more to lose by abusing the power I grant them than they would gain from doing so. A small fly-by-night company might make a quick buck by embezzling people and then disappearing, but a bigger company has much more value tied up in its brand and customer base, so they would have too much to lose. It's not a bulletproof approach (as some high profile Ponzi schemes have shown) but it's managed to keep me out of trouble so far.

[runamok]

I think the main issue with this philosophy is Mint is a very juicy target for hackers and it only takes one person on the inside to "turn bad". The company itself can have the best of intentions.

That being said I use them too...