Some banks prevent their apps from running on rooted phones, for alleged "security reasons".
However, you can usually use their services from the web interface anyway.
Using the same phone, having the same features.
Moreover, the web interface can, again, be accessed from any desktop computer, where every application have much more freedom than those on mobile phones.
So, under these circumstances, does it make any sense to prevent those apps to run, or it's just ignorance / superstition / you-name-it?
Please notice: under different circumstances, this might make sense. If, for instance, the web interface has less features than the app, or requires more authentications, or whatever.
This question, however, is only about situations where their features and authentications are more or less the same.
Example:
You’ll no longer be able to use our Mobile Banking app if we think the device you’re using has been jailbroken or rooted.
Jailbreaking and rooting, removes safeguards from your phone which can leave your device vulnerable to fraudulent attacks.
You’ll still be able to access Mobile Banking through your mobile browser – visit {site} from your mobile phone and sign in.
WARNING! This is not a rant. If you are not happy with your bank's policy, just switch to a different bank, it's easy.
This is simply a genuine question, i.e. I'm wondering if there is anything I'm missing.
If you think this is a rant, it either means I didn't write well enough, or that you didn't read carefully enough, or a mixture of both. But rest assured it's not intended to be.
If you are not happy with your bank's policy, just switch to a different bank, it's easy.
- Until all banks will reject rooted devices