[PLUG] Tarnished chromium

[Thomas Groman]

perhaps this would be a good time to consider switching banks to one
that takes security and online transactions more seriously.


On 04/11/2017 05:52 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Apr 2017, Chuck Hast wrote:
>
>> To me Semantec handing out certs is kind of like the fox tending to the
>> hen house...
> Chuck,
>
>    Perhaps it would be better to get users of their certs to switch. There's
> not much that those of us on the sticky end of the lollypop can do about it.
>
>    So chromium says, "bad! bad!," do we just respond with a shrug and go to a
> local bank branch to ask for information about our accounts?
>
>    The entire Web is fraught with vulnerabilities. Consider all the ATM
> skimmers around the world, the hacked POS terminals and processors, and the
> success of phishing in gaining access to accounts (e.g., yahoo) and money
> (Bangladesh's central bank). All out of our control.
>
>    Too often lifting a leg on large companies, or those who insist on not
> changing from We've Alwasy Done It This Way, is a waste of good urine.
> Telling me as an end-user that chromium is more conservative about accepting
> the real world does not not make my life easier as the solution is
> apparently up to the bank and not me.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rich
>
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