Facebook to banks: give us our users' financial data and we'll let them bank with Facebook
by Cory Doctorow from on (#3W9RC)
Facebook wants to "deepen user engagement" with Messenger, and to that end, it's been pitching America's giant banks on joint enterprises where Facebook will get to see all your financial info (especially info on where you're shopping and what you're buying) to help it suck you into using Messenger for longer. (more")