Re:Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect ...
by xenocratus on Sunday November 26, 2023 @07:07AM
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One thing I wonder is if this works when you call Monzo as well - once you give them your details, does the same thing appear in the app? Because that opens the door for a man-in-the-middle attack. Actually, in that case it makes the attack so much worse, because it legitimises the attacker.
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Re:Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect ...
by imakeinternet on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:08AM
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Well that would rely on you being able to call Monzo in the first place. None of the numbers you are able to find take you to a person, instead infinitely redirecting you to use the in-app chat... which is more "Leave us a message and we'll pick it up on Monday" than an actual live chat.
Background: Monzo froze _all_ of my bank accounts for nearly 5 days after triggering some fraud protection measures. Great in theory... until you are completely unable to speak to anyone.
Re:Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect ...
by Gare on Sunday November 26, 2023 @07:45AM
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Why not just have an ability to call in-app via secure voice chat?
Re:Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect ...
by andrewfromx on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:17AM
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because they want to be able to dial a normal phone number to make your phone ring to get your attention.
Re:Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect ...
by vinay_ys on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:31AM
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hmm, WhatsApp rings my phone more than regular phone network and like me billions of people pick-up WhatsApp calls everyday.
Re:Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect ...
by andrewfromx on Monday November 27, 2023 @05:04AM
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this is true, but for most american's we still use a phone number and do not have any thing like WhatsApp, Signal, or Telegram installed on our phones. The phone number ring is still gold here.
Re:Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect ...
by bartvk on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:01AM
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Yeah, I didn’t get that either.
Re:Making it clear when we're on a call with you to protect ...
by jonathanlydall on Sunday November 26, 2023 @07:18AM
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Also my first question.