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Re:The Dangers of Microsoft Pluton by ajsnigrutin on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @08:05AM (#32237150)
Well that's the problem.... the next step would be requiring users to use MS Edge, because a malicious version of firefox could capture/modify banking/transaction data. Want to pay bills? Give money to microsoft first.
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Re:The Dangers of Microsoft Pluton by kahnclusions on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @04:27AM (#32248119)
Are you saying the bank doesn’t have the right to define what kinds of software are permitted to access its systems?

We’re not just talking about the freedom to run software on your own device here, we’re talking about interacting with outside systems. There is an important distinction in context.

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Re:The Dangers of Microsoft Pluton by ajsnigrutin on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @06:35AM (#32248808)
It's a browser.

As long as it adheres to basic web standards, I believe no, the bank should have no say in what browser you use to access their webpage.

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