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Re^3: OT: How legal are automated logins

by zentara (Archbishop)
on Sep 05, 2004 at 12:46 UTC ( [id://388597]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: OT: How legal are automated logins
in thread OT: How legal are automated logins

I would probably refuse to setup such as system too, even for myself.

This brings up the whole spectre of 'weak security' on the internet, when it comes to financial data: WI-FI weaknesses, the ubiquitous "4-digit unique user access number", and the stupidity of people letting "their browser 'remember' the logon passwords to their account, while leaving their computers running unattended 24/7". It seems that "wide-eyed optimistic designers" are rushing in and promising banks that their security measures are adequate, for their proposed growing internet access projects.

Either the financial institutions are willing "to eat losses" caused by the weak security, in order to save on security design; or they are just plain ignorant. I expect to see a "giant scandal" soon, on the level of an Enron ripoff, which will prompt the endless Congressional commitees and yada yada yada.........


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