[LINK] NZ Passes Liability for Insecurity to Consumers

[Karl Auer]

On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 11:34 +1000, Roger Clarke wrote:
> fraud. However, under New Zealand's new banking code of practice, 
> which came into effect on Sunday, financial institutions will reserve 
> the right to conduct a forensic analysis of fraud victims' computers. 
> If the system lacks operating system updates and security software, 
> they may deny reimbursement claims.

Hm. Does the customer have the right to inspect the bank's computers?

> executive Alan Yates says. "The customer has a responsibility to keep 
> their identity and information safe.

So do the banks. How can we know they are doing so, if we can't inspect
their computers?

Regards, K.

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