Lee on Nostr: yeah... just scanned the article. thanks for writing it, L0la. not surprising to me. ...
yeah... just scanned the article.
thanks for writing it, L0la.
not surprising to me.
banking customers have to understand that their banker is obligated to surveill customer financial behavior and report anomalous and/or potentially criminal activities. use of ALL internally-available data to accomplish this set of tasks should be expected (to do less would leave the bank open to accusations of negligence).
however, if your bank is monitoring your social media in any way, they've stopped being just a bank. at that point they've essentially become an intelligence agency that offers some banking services on the side.
I recommend any/every retail and institutional consumer establish no less than three banking relationships at the national, regional, and credit union level. without this redundancy you're essentially trapped if you want to shut down an account based on poor treatment (or if the bank suddenly wants to shut you down).
it may take some effort to establish what I'll call resiliency in your operating accounts. but the effort will be worth it should your bank execute a quick pivot on you, your industry, or your latest social media post. (this resiliency will also serve you well if you bank fails because they foolishly concentrated holdings in Treasuries or Commercial RE loans.)
oh... and buy and self-custody bitcoin, too.
thanks for writing it, L0la.
not surprising to me.
banking customers have to understand that their banker is obligated to surveill customer financial behavior and report anomalous and/or potentially criminal activities. use of ALL internally-available data to accomplish this set of tasks should be expected (to do less would leave the bank open to accusations of negligence).
however, if your bank is monitoring your social media in any way, they've stopped being just a bank. at that point they've essentially become an intelligence agency that offers some banking services on the side.
I recommend any/every retail and institutional consumer establish no less than three banking relationships at the national, regional, and credit union level. without this redundancy you're essentially trapped if you want to shut down an account based on poor treatment (or if the bank suddenly wants to shut you down).
it may take some effort to establish what I'll call resiliency in your operating accounts. but the effort will be worth it should your bank execute a quick pivot on you, your industry, or your latest social media post. (this resiliency will also serve you well if you bank fails because they foolishly concentrated holdings in Treasuries or Commercial RE loans.)
oh... and buy and self-custody bitcoin, too.