Why doesn't Firefox/Google/Microsoft develop an online banking Browser forciing Banks to be more secure. Amazon more secure than Banks.
Having been checking out most bank online security it became clear that Amazon is more secure than most. Firefox tries to provide an all purpose browser (as does Google & Microsoft) which forces all 3 to maintain lower security processes to access non-banking websites. Banks have appalling levels of online security considering they have both our personal details and our money. If you provided a browser that would refuse to connect to these weak systems they would be "outed" and would fix things. Those blissfully ignorant users would just carry on playing Russian Roulette but the more security conscious users would use FireChromeExplorer to keep their money safe. Even security conscious users would still need to use the separate lower security browsers for general purpose use. I personally would use FireChromeExplorer (FCE Browser) to check on secure payments and choose only companies that were at least as secure as Amazon. I currently use an Add-On for that. Honestly if Mozilla care about security this is a no brainer. You cannot help those who don't want to be helped (those that do not upgrade OS or Browser) but you would make life easier for yourselves and make it harder for criminals
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Firefox does take security seriously.
Effectively banks can be as secure as they need/want and Firefox will connect.
With less secure sites and methods Firefox may not connect, may provide warnings, or force the user to make an exception, maybe on a site only option.
Have a look at
- Mixed content blocking in Firefox
- How do I tell if my connection to a website is secure?
- Add Security Exception
Follow
- https://blog.mozilla.org/security/category/firefox/
- https://blog.mozilla.org/security/category/security/
- Including Deprecating Non-Secure HTTP
If you want a discussion try
You missed my point. logjam was the starting point for the following.
Regardless of the browser, you will rarely get a query when connecting to a bank. But banks are really not that secure because they want all users to connect. Even if a user gets a 6/10 report if that is his/her bank he/she still needs to access their account.
Banks will rarely change their policy on ease of use/security as users with older setups would not be able to get access.
But Browser companies could develop a Browser that will refuse to connect to online banking below a certain level AND THEN PUBLICISE IT. Even non-technical users would grab the fact that this browser is for banking and that browser is for multimedia for examples.
Once banks realise the lack of security is so public they would have to act. Santander in the UK did exactly this going from 5/10 to 9/10. Additionally account holders would complain loudly
The brownie points this would get browser companies would be worth the small effort.
Obviously banks are not the only really good use for this level of forced security. Just look at the number of major corporations that get hacked every year.
Good for the browser company and good for the internet and good for user wallets.
I only suggested you all join forces to widen the thinking and influence. Banks are not going to ignore Mozilla/Google/Microsoft
I suggest you take your ideas to one of the mailing lists I listed earlier.
This is a community driven support site all you are doing here is talking with fellow Firefox users.