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Although ChatGPT's integration with Plaid provides a "read-only" access to financial data, it still poses several security and privacy risks. ChatGPT can link and aggregate data from over 12,000 financial institutions including sensitive information such as bank, brokerage, and credit card details for analysis [1], [2], [4]. The platform can display spending habits, portfolio performance, and subscriptions in a dashboard, creating a comprehensive view of a user's financial life [2], [4]. Although transactions cannot be initiated, the mere aggregation and visualization of such data can make it an enticing target for malicious attacks, as well as raise concerns about data protection and AI-generated advice reliability [3], [4]. Moreover, OpenAI's history of sharing user prompts and IDs with third-party services like Google and Meta, as highlighted in an ongoing privacy lawsuit, further exacerbates these risks, making users wary of potential data exposure [5].