• makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I’m a software developer. I have a modern phone. However, I just log into banking via the Web. I don’t use any apps. So, I do so on my computer, but maybe my lifestyle doesn’t require a phone to do this, and other people’s do? I’m not sure. I just don’t need to online bank when out and about. Is that a normal thing?

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      1 year ago

      Some banks in Europe are slowly removing features from their websites in attempt to push people onto their app which can execute whatever spyware they want without the constraints of javascript. Some banks have ditched their website and force their customers to use the closed-source app… while also forcing them to buy new hardware periodically. Yes it’s a terrible direction things are going.