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Old 05-05-2017, 11:52 PM   #26
BrucePerens
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Originally Posted by Gwenne & Len View Post
My nephew said that using one's hotspot would make it safe to go to a banking site - do you think that is true?
Well, a cellular or phone hotspot is a little better, but not enough better.

Your browser will put a padlock icon to the left of the URL when it has a secure connection. When it does not have a secure connection, it will put something else there. If that lock icon is there, you have good security even on the open campground network or in Starbucks. Better security than that provided by your hotspot.

About the best way to break that is to allow your employer to install a "certificate" on your laptop. Then they can see anything you do at work.

Chrome is likely to be more secure than Safari because Google does a better job of keeping it up to date.
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