On Saturday 05 May 2012 1:50:09 pm Chris Lobkowicz wrote: > Exactly! > There is no way "they" can make anything secure. Putting faith > in Corporations/Business/Govt to make use "secure" is a > misplaced ideology. > > Only you can make yourself secure, on the street, in your > house, dealing with your bank. > > Read the banks policy's and procedures. Only use their direct > link, don't click on links via email. We all know this, and > we (My intended "WE" is this mailing list - aka knowledgable > individuals who are smarter than the average bear) know not > to click every link that comes via email, just because it > looks like it came from our bank. > > So long as you keep your end secure, the bank keeps their end > secure, a man-in-the-middle via ssl would be difficult to > accomplish. > > > ----------------------------------- > Chris Lobkowicz > VA6CPL > ...- .- -.... -.-. .--. .-.. > [email protected] > > On 04-05-2012, at 21:20 , Greg Saunders wrote: > > Hi Joe, > > > > I have been "on-line" banking for so many years at this > > point, I can't remember when I didn't. Honestly. > > > > Don't worry about the fear, "there is simply no way they can > > make the system secure". "They" can't make your > > neighbourhood, street or house secure either :) > > > > On-line banking (among other things) is about freedom > > believe it or not. The freedom to do whatever the hell you > > want other than stand in-line at that bank. > > > > Cheers! > > Greg > > > > > > On 4 May 2012 21:03, <[email protected]> wrote: > > IMHO there is simply no way they can make the system secure. > > > > It is very easy to fool people and one way is to set up a > > fake server which tunnels into the Bank's own website. > > > > But KB loggers are easy to install as well. The population > > simply has no clue. Hense IMHO the banks should not be > > offering this. I guess they are willing to take the risk. > > > > In your case since you are likely pretty competent, then I > > think your chances of being compromised are pretty low. > > > > On Fri, May 04, 2012 at 08:37:49PM -0600, Joe S wrote: > > > I have been avoiding online banking (have an account at > > > RBC); am wondering how safe it is to do online banking. > > > I'm assuming the connection should be secure, but I'm > > > thinking if a bug gets on the computer couldn't it get > > > info on my account? Are there any real concerns with > > > this. I didn't want my bank statements mailed out, and > > > RBC said they would have to set up online banking for me > > > to get them. > > > > > > Thanks Thanks for the replies.
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