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I've been seriously thinking of getting a separate phone which would just be used for financial apps. It seems apps are now required to log into a few of the in
by xioxox 3y ago
I've been seriously thinking of getting a separate phone which would just be used for financial apps. It seems apps are now required to log into a few of the institutions I use, and you can do virtually everything with their apps. Two factor seems to edging towards one factor, when a fingerprint can do everything.
- orbital-decay 3y agoThat's how I deal with gaming and intrusive anticheat systems for a while now - we have a dedicated computer for gaming in our house, with the browser and most apps restricted. This is the only way to somewhat tolerate a ring0 spying system that also insists I have no hypervisors anywhere in sight.
- amelius 3y agoSadly, the banking apps always require new and up-to-date phones (for security reasons), yet most phones have a limited lifetime from a security pov, so you'd have to keep buying a new second phone.
- hackrusr 3y agoSamsung offers a secure folder feature in recent versions of its phones that can quarantine banking apps from the rest of the phone. I think it's based on their Knox framework. Not sure how much security this adds overall but may still be worth considering.