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Ask HN: Which browser is the safest to use when making money transactions?
A friend of mine was stolen recently (on his SKRILL account) and I wonder which is the safest browser (at least in theory) specially regarding money transactions.
- herbst 10y agoone without any extensions for sure. Read: Incognito tab. You also have to make sure that your browser runs on a secure OS which is most likely more often the reason to lose money.
- galfarragem 10y agoMy friend was in the process of updating his desktop to Windows 10 but maybe it's only a coincidence.
- tremon 10y agoNot really an answer, but ideally, your bank shouldn't rely on browser security alone. Serious banks allow some form of OTP transaction authentication, I've seen examples of matrix codes via snail mail or OTP generators that use the chip on a bank card. I particularly like my bank's (ing.nl) solution: they can send you OTP authentication codes via sms. When they do, they also include the total transaction amount in the message so you can verify that what you're authorizing matches the amount shown in-browser. Additionally, you shouldn't rely on browser security alone. My father got phished once because malware managed to overwrite his global DNS and proxy settings. Also, I got my mother weaned off Windows by installing a dual-boot system and explaining that she shouldn't do online banking in Windows anymore. A few months later, she asked my to remove Windows because she never used it anymore.