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submitted 3 months ago by monovergent@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Banking apps seem to be a motif among things that don't play well with privacy ROMs. My bank's website does everything I could want out of it. I think I might be ignorant to something.

  • What about banking apps is especially compelling?
  • How often do banks put must-have features behind an app?
  • And should I be concerned that banks might move away from offering services through browsers?
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[-] Grippler@feddit.dk 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

For banking and other official business, they have to go physically. If their bank has no physical department near them well then it sucks to be them. For digital mail you can apply for exemption and you will get physical letters.

You can order a digital code generator so you don't need the app if you still want 2FA for digital handling. But I don't want to have to carry that with me it would be a significant inconvenience for me.

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

Wow, that is pretty hostile to the elderly.

[-] Grippler@feddit.dk 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I mean, it's been 15+ years since smartphones hit the market as a regular device, so those people where only in their mid/late 60's when that transition happened. And there are solutions in place for both digital access without smartphone and physical only access. I'm not sure I see how that is hostile to elderly or people that can't/won't use a smartphone or insist on physical access. Obviously physical access is going to be a hassle, that's why it's not the default anymore.

this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2024
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