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Malware is, by definition, malicious software. Your bank attempting to prevent people from stealing your money is not malicious. Yes, your bank is insured and i
by kingbirdy 6y ago
Malware is, by definition, malicious software. Your bank attempting to prevent people from stealing your money is not malicious. Yes, your bank is insured and if your money is stolen you have a decent chance of getting the money back eventually, but not until you're able to prove it was fraud and that process finishes. That could take months in some cases, and you're missing all your money in the mean time, which is long enough that for many people they wouldn't be able to pay bills and could face eviction in the mean time.
- matheusmoreira 6y agoSo would it be okay if your bank forced you to install a kernel driver so it can intercept and log every network connection? Would it be okay for mobile banking apps to request every permission available and refuse to let you do anything unless you grant them? All this for "fraud prevention purposes"? Because that's what banks are like in my country. There is no guarantee they will limit themselves to fraud prevention anyway. Any information collected is highly likely to also end up in the hands of marketing, governments and god knows who else. Without this guarantee, any and all "fraud prevention attempts" should absolutely be considered malicious.
- rmrfrmrf 6y agowe already went through this thought experiment with Sony.