In Chicago and other cities, gunmen have been forcing people to unlock their phones with their pass codes or technology that recognizes thumbprints and faces, according to police. Once in, the robbers drain victims’ bank accounts. The payoff is often $1,000 or more — a lot more than criminals typically score by just stealing a wallet. [More]
While Democrats focus on enabling banks to disarm you.
Hey, how hard would it be to fake an app that looks like a bank icon and acts like you’re doing a transaction but actually works behind the facade to install a backdoor into the receiving account, and as a 911 call…?
[Via bondmen]
I spent 42 years as a tech and manager for TPC (The Phone Company — Check out “The President’s Analyst”). In the process I learned a bit about systems and the securing thereof. I do not have any banking apps on my cellphone or my laptops. There are tools that allow the unscrupulous to hack your phone or laptop via Bluetooth just by standing within 15 feet of you. Therefore, make sure Bluetooth is disabled on any device you take outside of your home. The banking app on my desktop in my home office doesn’t show up on the desktop and can be securely erased with three keystrokes. My home WiFi gateway has SSID broadcast disabled. If you don’t know its there it effectively isn’t.
Mr. Miagi say “Best defense against punch — Don’t be there!”
People lauhg at me because I don’t use my movil phone for any such activities. No apps, no bank accounts, no email, Phone calls in and out, weather, sometimes mapping, an extensive list of places where good coffee can be found around the country, nothing more.