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What security factors should I take into consideration when selecting a bank?
I've gotten fed up with my bank and have made the decision to move all of my banking elsewhere. This is a rare occurrence for me and, I suspect, for other people as well. It represents an opportunity ...
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My credit union is reducing its maximum password length to 10 characters
I just received an email from my credit union saying they are redesigning their online banking service and that I will need to change my password by October 22 to conform to the new limit of 10 ...
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Bank forces me to use six character alphanumeric password
My bank (it's Westpac, one of the big ones in Australia) has some strange restrictions on passwords. They're maximum 6 characters in length and it must contain only characters A-Z and digits 0-9, and ...
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My bank makes me enter my password using the mouse. What's up with that?
Internet banking login process for Westpac requires user to enter the password using the mouse. It's annoying, what's up with that? Is it just to try and stop keyloggers on public computers or is ...