[LINK] PayPal to combat phishing with key fobs
Rick Welykochy
rick at praxis.com.au
Sun Jan 14 13:07:13 AEDT 2007
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070112-8608.html
"In an effort to protect users from fraud and phishing schemes,
eBay subsidiary PayPal is preparing to offer secure key fobs.
The devices, which display a six-digit code that changes every
30 seconds, will be made available free to all PayPal business
users, and will cost $5 for all personal PayPal account users.
Those who opt in on the key fob will have to enter the six-digit
code when logging in to PayPal."
Some food for thought for banks.
The weakness in the PayPal idea is that the fob is opt-in. The very
people most likely to fall victim to phishing scams are likely not
to opt-in ... or is that a cynical syllogism?
cheers
rickw
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