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FIrefox is the most insecure browser?
tclfan:
From perspective of the above browser security topic, I would like to ask for your opinion: Which browser would you recommend for TC, to be used for online banking? I have a feeling banking sites do not require javascript, flash, etc... The objective would be to maximize security of sensitive information.
bmarkus:
--- Quote from: tclfan on December 11, 2009, 11:26:58 AM ---From perspective of the above browser security topic, I would like to ask for your opinion: Which browser would you recommend for TC, to be used for online banking? I have a feeling banking sites do not require javascript, flash, etc... The objective would be to maximize security of sensitive information.
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I do not see browser a main risk factor to be honest. Security is a more complex issue and this question do not have to much sense, sorry.
jpeters:
--- Quote from: tclfan on December 11, 2009, 11:26:58 AM ---From perspective of the above browser security topic, I would like to ask for your opinion: Which browser would you recommend for TC, to be used for online banking? I have a feeling banking sites do not require javascript, flash, etc... The objective would be to maximize security of sensitive information.
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A lot has to do with measures taken by the site itself. For instance, some sites no longer allow entering of passwords via the keyboard.
bmarkus:
And the user itself is one of the most risky element in the system.
tclfan:
--- Quote from: bmarkus on December 11, 2009, 12:13:37 PM ---And the user itself is one of the most risky element in the system.
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This is true - in general browsing on the internet and other user habits that compromise security...
However my question was more focused and browser specific to levelset across browsers:
Given the base system of TC, which browser would you consider the most secure for online banking? This is to eliminate the factor of general Internet browsing. User browsing habits are in this measurement taken out of the picture, because in online banking every user needs to act the same, e.g. enter userid and password, pay bills, etc. Taking user habits out of the equation we have a better measurement of browser security, don't we?
To narrow down this question, let us say fresh reboot TC, start browser and start online banking. In such context, is there any added security value of browsers without javascript, etc...? As stressed in the thread, these added functions compromise safety of even most secure browsers, whether by design or by obscurity...
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