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____/ Mark Kent on Friday 04 July 2008 09:06 : \____
> Homer <usenet@xxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Mark Kent spake thusly:
>>
>>> Anyone using Windows where security is required is asking for
>>> problems. Banks really should know better.
>>
>> I hear some are considering issuing Linux LiveCDs to their customers,
>> just for the purpose of using banking services:
>>
>>
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Banks-eye-bootable-Linux-CDs/0,130061744,139185833,00.htm
>>
>
> It's a jolly good idea. They will be far more secure than anything
> running from a writable storage medium, and as and when security patches
> come up, the only cost is that of imprinting and posting a CD -
> miniscule compared with the £millions which windows-related bank-fraud
> is costing.
>
> Weren't one Canadian bank giving away Asus EEEs for this?
Yes, but only ones with Linux, I suspect. XP is the worst security hazard
recent in history.
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~~ Best of wishes
"We have increased our prices over the last 10 years (while) other component
prices have come down and continue to come down."
--Joachim Kempin, Microsoft
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