magicbus
LBI, NJ or Nantucket, MA
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dsouthw524 wrote:Another thing to remember is that if the wireless in the park is an "open" network where you are not assigned a password to use you should be cautious about any banking and similar information you might disclose via the WIFI as it is easily monitored by bad guys. This is simply untrue. An unencrypted Wifi link is no less secure for banking than your connection at home. Click Here for a thread in which this was discussed (ad-nauseum some might say) and then enjoy your banking.
An effective firewall is, as others have said, a must when you are out from behind your router. I use Windows firewall, but there are a number of other effective ones as well.
Dave
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M GO BLUE
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If you want on eof the most secured things for online banking, ourchases, etc. get yourself an aircard that plugs into the USB port on your laptop...
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magicbus
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M GO BLUE wrote:If you want on eof the most secured things for online banking, ourchases, etc. get yourself an aircard that plugs into the USB port on your laptop... Actually this adds no extra security. Your concern is end-to-end security from your computer to another (i.e your bank). An aircard does not provide this service.
Dave
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M GO BLUE
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magicbus wrote:M GO BLUE wrote:If you want on eof the most secured things for online banking, ourchases, etc. get yourself an aircard that plugs into the USB port on your laptop... Actually this adds no extra security. Your concern is end-to-end security from your computer to another (i.e your bank). An aircard does not provide this service.
Dave
Never said it gave end-to-end security...but it does give an extra layer of security
However you get on the web,whether it be public wireless or aircard, is your choice...but when doing online banking I prefer the added layer of security of the aircard (versus public wireless)...most banks, credit unions, etc. have the encrypted websites so that will always be there...
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