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Re: Windows 10 forceful update?

From "hgww" <hgww@gmail.com>
Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers
Subject Re: Windows 10 forceful update?
Date 2016-02-20 14:29 +1100
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"Quadibloc" <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote in message 
news:2a6d17e9-f34f-43a2-b7ed-2bf0634d5890@googlegroups.com...
> On Friday, February 19, 2016 at 3:57:17 PM UTC-7, Melzzzzz wrote:
>
>> Hm, recently Raiffeisen bank in my country sent a warning to customers,
>> not to use Windows when accessing their bank account.
>
> That would seem very strange.

Completely stupid in fact.

> That is tantamount to telling people not to use a computer to access their 
> bank account.

But to use their phone instead presumably.

Pretty stupid when androids are much less secure than Win.

Tho I spose they could argue that their app for androids
is much more secure than using a browser on Win would be.

> Not that Windows isn't hopelessly insecure.

Its not hopeless at all, just beyond most users.

> But not using Windows is not really a feasible answer,

It is  now when almost everyone would have a phone now.

> instead some technical solution is needed.

They may have decided that they have that, their app for phones.
Tho they should really block the use of browsers completely if they
believe that that is a technical solution. 

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                Re: Windows 10 forceful update? "hgww" <hgww@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 06:04 +1100
                Re: Windows 10 forceful update? "hgww" <hgww@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 14:29 +1100
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