| From: | Neil Bothwick |
| Date: | 23 Apr 2001 at 23:11:19 |
| Subject: | Re: Day jobs |
Matt Sealey said,
> Hello Neil
>>> HSBC don't do business internet banking yet, they don't consider it
>>> secure to do anything more than looking at statements. And
>>
>> I don't really see the difference, only the values change. Losing a few
>> hundred is probably more significant to an individual than losing a few
>> thousand is to a company.
> *shrug* it's not my excuse, it's theirs. Considering they got hacked not
> long back (even though they didn't have anything "stolen") I'd say they
> were right.
I'd say they were wrong. Wrong to make the system public to anyone if
it's hackable. Making it available only to domestic customers implies
that they don't matter.
>> What cost? I use Barclays and LloydsTSB online banking and there's no
>> cost. It's really handy for the sort of thing you mentioned,
>> transferring money between accounts, as well as paying bills. Thew only
>> time I go into the bank nowadays is to pay in cheques.
> Considering it doesn't cost me much by telephone banking. And I get a
> human to do it. So I can ask questions etc. Can't do that with a PC.
Can't you? Aren't you supposed to ask questions of that stupid
paperclip? :)
Cheers
Neil
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