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| Thread ID: 125197 | 2012-06-13 09:11:00 | Bank transfers and iPhones | globe (11482) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1281426 | 2012-06-13 09:11:00 | Anyone know if it is safe or secure to transfer money via iPhone over a public wifi network, or is it too risky ? | globe (11482) | ||
| 1281427 | 2012-06-13 09:15:00 | WHAT!!! ARE YOU CRAZY... USE YOUR MOBILE DATA FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!! sorry for the angry tone:) |
stratex5 (16685) | ||
| 1281428 | 2012-06-13 09:16:00 | I'll be overseas | globe (11482) | ||
| 1281429 | 2012-06-13 09:18:00 | I will say yes, the banks website is encrypted | plod (107) | ||
| 1281430 | 2012-06-13 09:19:00 | 1 all so far | globe (11482) | ||
| 1281431 | 2012-06-13 09:26:00 | No, too risky if on public wi-fi. Surely common sense tells you that. Banks can have all the encryption in the world, doesn't mean the wi-fi is safe. LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1281432 | 2012-06-13 09:30:00 | Some banks guarantee their transfers it seems if you are using your own device even if it is on a public network (wifi). Or that's what they told me anyway |
globe (11482) | ||
| 1281433 | 2012-06-13 10:08:00 | Hmmmmm. The only secure "guarantee" that banks are able to provide when it comes to doing secure transactions is https encryption. Man-in-the-middle attack can circumvent this security, but it is extremely hard to do so. I'm not sure the fact it is done over public wifi makes this method of cracking easier or not. |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 1281434 | 2012-06-13 12:31:00 | If the WiFi is encrypted and you are using HTTPS connection to the bank (They damn well should be!) then it should be good enough. Of course, running a connection through a network managed by someone you don't know, with other people you don't know possibly connected to it, comes some risk... but of course that just described an ISP and the whole Internet anyway... so... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1281435 | 2012-06-13 21:32:00 | Personally with this sort of thing, I'd take the most precautions I could. Better to be safe than have to go through the hassle of getting your money back later if things go wrong. | pctek (84) | ||
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