Re: [off-list] Re: NZ: Banks Demand a Look Inside Customer PC s in Fraud Cases

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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- -- "Dennis Henderson" <hendomatic () gmail com> wrote:

> Goes right back the the responsibility of doing online banking. People who
> are clueless about Internet risks should not do their banking online. If
> they cannot take the time to get/keep their computer in shape, and perhaps
> read about how to set their browser security to appropriate levels and
> know the signs of their companies real website as opposed to a fake one,
> then they share some responsibility in their potential loss.  
>
> Dont download every free tool and software you can get your hands on.
Read the EULA's when you do. These are basic bits of information that can
help people stay out of trouble.
Make Fergie happy, run TrendsAV.
Patch to the hilt.
Run a firewall.
Learn how to tell if your actually on your bank's site. Its really not that
hard given all the resources that browsers come with these days.
Dont click on any and all links in emails especially if they're from your
bank or financial institution.
If your bank sends you emails with links, find another bank.
>

I disagree that consumers should need to be technically adept to
engage in any sort of e-commerce activity on The Internet.

The suggestion that do need to be technically adept showcases the
fact that we, as a community, have failed in making the Internet
"experience" for everyone a common one.

- - ferg

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"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/



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