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@ -82,18 +82,18 @@ These brokerages have severe ethical or trust issues and should be boycotted.
|Gatsby|n|n|n|n|no web app; no desktop app; mobile app is GPS-iOS-only|
|Lightspeed|n|🌩|n|n||
|M1 Finance|n|🌩|n|n|They censor posts in their Reddit sub that expose the risks of passing sensitive financial data through CloudFlare.|
|Merrill Edge|n|n|n|🧪|Owned by one of the [most evil](us_banks.md) banks in the world (Bank of America)|
|Merrill Edge|n|n|n|🧪|Owned by one of the [most evil](usa_banks.md) banks in the world (Bank of America)|
|Prudential|👌|n|🕵|🧪|
|Siebert|n|🌩|n|n||
|SoFi|n|🌩|n|n|They censor posts in their Reddit sub that expose the risks of passing sensitive financial data through CloudFlare; also [caught](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2018/10/online-student-loan-refinance-company-sofi-settles-ftc-charges) in a deceptive advertizing scandal.|
|Sogotrade|n|🌩|n|n||
|Stockpile|n|🌩|n|n|
|TD Ameritrade|n|n|n|n|Majority owned by Charles Schwab, a firm that [supports](us_banks.md) republicans, CISPA, drug tests their staff, and treats Tor users with hostility (but note that TDA functions over Tor). Schwab outsources banking operations to PNC bank, which is [quite evil](us_banks.md); [Uses MS Github to host s/w](https://github.com/TDAmeritrade/stumpy)|
|TD Ameritrade|n|n|n|n|Majority owned by Charles Schwab, a firm that [supports](usa_banks.md) republicans, CISPA, drug tests their staff, and treats Tor users with hostility (but note that TDA functions over Tor). Schwab outsources banking operations to PNC bank, which is [quite evil](usa_banks.md); [Uses MS Github to host s/w](https://github.com/TDAmeritrade/stumpy)|
|TIAA-CREF|n|n|n|n|Whole site is Tor-hostile|
|Tradingblock|n|🌩|n|n|
|Wealthfront|n|n|n|n|Registration imposes Google reCAPTCHA; [caught](https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/US-regulator-sanctions-robo-advisers-Wealthfront-Hedgeable-on-false-disclosures-575044) making false disclosures and [charged](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/12/21/bay-area-robo-adviser-firm-wealthfront-charged-by-sec-with-false-advertising) for false advertising.|
|Wealthfront|n|n|n|n|Registration imposes Google reCAPTCHA; [caught](https://web.archive.org/web/20190223185210/https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/US-regulator-sanctions-robo-advisers-Wealthfront-Hedgeable-on-false-disclosures-575044) making false disclosures and [charged](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/12/21/bay-area-robo-adviser-firm-wealthfront-charged-by-sec-with-false-advertising) for false advertising.|
|Wealthsimple|n|🌩|n|n|
|Wellstrade|n|n|🕵|🧪|Owned by Wells Fargo, an [evil](us_banks.md) bank.|
|Wellstrade|n|n|🕵|🧪|Owned by Wells Fargo, an [evil](usa_banks.md) bank.|
|Zackstrade|n|🌩|n|n|
### Rationale for blacklist inclusion
@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ Non-Tor users generally reveal their physical location to their bank
every time they login. If all banks didn't care where you reside,
this wouldn't be a problem. But some banks care more than others and
beyond reason. Banks typically
[collect your IP address](https://www.decorahbank.com/legal-information/privacy-policy)
[collect your IP address](https://web.archive.org/web/20201024203113/www.decorahbank.com/legal-information/privacy-policy)
and one bank even outright admits in their
[privacy policy](https://beneficialstatebank.com/uploads/files/BSB-Consumer-Privacy-Act-CCPA-Privacy-Notice-Current-6.4.2020.pdf#page=2)
[privacy policy](https://web.archive.org/web/20210206141004/https://beneficialstatebank.com/uploads/files/BSB-Consumer-Privacy-Act-CCPA-Privacy-Notice-Current-6.4.2020.pdf#page=2)
that they collect geolocation data from customers' IP addresses. For
nomads/world travelers banks can make their lives hell if their
profile doesn't seem to match up with their lifestyle. Some banks
@ -207,14 +207,14 @@ number, then also trust Google not to tell data brokers where you bank
and invest. FUTU has a desktop app but only for Mac or Windows, so
linux users and those who avoid non-free software are stuffed.
(Caveat: the FUTU Windows app has
[not been tested on WINE](https://www.winehq.org/search?q=futu) or
ReactOS)
[not been tested on WINE](https://web.archive.org/web/20210206141122/https://www.winehq.org/search?q=futu)
or ReactOS)
#### Bad supply chains (Merrill Edge, TD Ameritrade, and Wellstrade)
Merrill Edge, TD Ameritrade, and Wellstrade all have ethically
controversial ownership. Merrill Edge and Wellstrade are simply owned
by extremely [evil banks](us_banks.md). A large majority of TD
by extremely [evil banks](usa_banks.md). A large majority of TD
Ameritrade is owned by Charles Schwab. Schwab is not directly
involved in the highly controversial financing that other large banks
are, but Schwab outsources banking to PNC bank, which is quite evil.