Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richmond Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Codes sent by text message Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:19:13 +0000 Organization: Frantic Message-ID: <86r0gemqum.fsf@example.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="1375022"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:HWNxuOFluua16q4RG2lbEVFV+s0= sha1:wgQr2cvljbT4YPHzhkHvx3MJ6lo= X-User-ID: eJwFwQkBwEAIAzBL46AFO7z+JSyBUthuBA2Hs2u71JbzKplPRvXG4cv1fDHbzwwZzWBxfjPpEcU= Bytes: 2546 Lines: 31 Chris writes: > Carlos E.R. wrote: >> On 2024-03-12 13:53, Newyana2 wrote: >>> "AJL" wrote >> >> ... >> >>> >>> As Carlos put it, people addicted to cellphones would like to >>> believe that everyone else "does not matter". They not only want >>> cellphone options, they want cellphone interaction to be enforced as >>> the only option. They want to live in Cellphone World. >> >> Addicted? No, simply banks are using a device that everybody has, >> instead of making their clients buy an extra hardware device, not >> cheap, for needed extra security. > > Banks here used to provide a hardware device for free which you used > with your bank card at home. > > The annoying thing was that you ended up with one for each bank - > despite using the same technology - and you were stuck if you didn't > have it with you. I still use a little plastic device which the bank gave to me free of charge. (And replaced free of charge when the battery went flat). I would rather use it than use an android phone. I don't trust the security of android phones, and I have a suspicion that banks don't either, but they are not taking responsibility. Who will pay if your phone gets malware on it and steals your credentials?