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I never understood the banking app thing. I can use my banks website to manage my finances, using my built-from-source Gentoo Linux computer. Why must a phone t

by encom 3y ago

I never understood the banking app thing. I can use my banks website to manage my finances, using my built-from-source Gentoo Linux computer. Why must a phone then be totally locked down?

i5-2520M 3y ago
Bank would probably prefer if they could lock that websi5e down as well.
- wkat4242 3y ago
  Banks are all form over function. I came to my bank to discuss a mortgage and I saw them log into their environment. A nice Windows environment with bright blue title bars and big red X buttons. In other words, Windows XP for which even the long term extended support has long since passed.
  - peepee1982 3y ago
    Did you mean the other way around?
- xnx 3y ago
  They've tried: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity
bakugo 3y ago
> I can use my banks website to manage my finances, using my built-from-source Gentoo Linux computer. Only because hardware attestation is not yet a thing on desktop browsers. Google and Microsoft are working hard to change that, though.
technothrasher 3y ago
I recently gave up with the cat and mouse game trying to keep my banking apps working and defected to an iPhone. If I'm going to be locked down, Apple does it better. Sorry, Google, your main advantage to me over Apple was flexibility. Of course, now I have to deal with the completely locked down App Store, which is a diseased pit of useless subscription and ad riddled apps. I do miss f-droid. Why is my only real choice between two platforms that are actively antagonistic toward me?
squarefoot 3y ago
Because it's too late to lock down computers, but that's the trend with every newer platform such as phones, tablets, TVs, cars, etc.
Gabrys1 3y ago
You might be interested in this https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/business/korea-internet-explorer.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/business/korea-internet-e...

by encom 3y ago

I never understood the banking app thing. I can use my banks website to manage my finances, using my built-from-source Gentoo Linux computer. Why must a phone then be totally locked down?

i5-2520M 3y ago

Bank would probably prefer if they could lock that websi5e down as well.

wkat4242 3y ago
Banks are all form over function. I came to my bank to discuss a mortgage and I saw them log into their environment. A nice Windows environment with bright blue title bars and big red X buttons. In other words, Windows XP for which even the long term extended support has long since passed.
- peepee1982 3y ago
  Did you mean the other way around?
xnx 3y ago
They've tried: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity

bakugo 3y ago

> I can use my banks website to manage my finances, using my built-from-source Gentoo Linux computer. Only because hardware attestation is not yet a thing on desktop browsers. Google and Microsoft are working hard to change that, though.

technothrasher 3y ago

I recently gave up with the cat and mouse game trying to keep my banking apps working and defected to an iPhone. If I'm going to be locked down, Apple does it better. Sorry, Google, your main advantage to me over Apple was flexibility. Of course, now I have to deal with the completely locked down App Store, which is a diseased pit of useless subscription and ad riddled apps. I do miss f-droid. Why is my only real choice between two platforms that are actively antagonistic toward me?

squarefoot 3y ago

Because it's too late to lock down computers, but that's the trend with every newer platform such as phones, tablets, TVs, cars, etc.

Gabrys1 3y ago

You might be interested in this https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/business/korea-internet-explorer.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/business/korea-internet-e...