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Re:Lennart Poettering, Christian Brauner founded a new company by thewebguyd on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @12:33PM (#46798645)
You shouldn't need a separate device, but we are quickly entering an era where a lot of banking (and other) apps will outright refuse to run or allow logins if it detects a rooted device, or play integrity fails.

In this way, the banks are asserting control over your device. It's beyond authentication, they are saying "If you have full control over your device, you cannot access our services."

I'll agree with you that they don't have a valid position, because I can just as easily open up a web browser on said rooted device and access just fine via the web, but how long until services move away from web interfaces in favor of apps instead to assert more control?

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Re:Lennart Poettering, Christian Brauner founded a new company by calgoo on Friday January 30, 2026 @09:48AM (#46825021)
I have to use my phone to approve the web login to my account. My bank is working very hard to make sure that everyone uses the app for everything, including closing down offices and removing ATMs around the city.
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