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21st-century safety deposit box protocols?
I opened up a safety deposit box, and was surprised to learn that my bank uses a "face recognition" program (not working at the moment, don't worry, we'll fix it soon) to control access to the vault. And thus, the box I'm renting can be unlocked with only my key. Is this practice standard for big banks these days? [more inside]
I Want to Make It Harder to Steal My Money, Thanks
What can I do about the dubious security questions of Everbank's online banking service? [more inside]
Throwing out old checkbooks
How safe is it to recycle old, unused checkbooks? [more inside]
Breach my britches, bitches!
"Information from certain Bank of America Check Cards may have been compromised." Did anyone else receive this letter, and does anyone know anything about it? [more inside]
Is more simple bank web security better?
I have noticed that there seems to be a split between some banks/financial institutions who maintain complex security around their on-line account access and others who seem to have actively migrated towards a much simpler approach. Is there any evidence that the "simple" approach is either more or less secure than the "complex" one? [more inside]
Why a two-step login?
Why are many financial institutions moving to a two-step login process, where you enter your username on one page and then your password on the next? For instance, Vanguard and ING. Their rationale is just that it's "more secure", but that's not much of a reason.
Can I get in trouble for reporting security issues to my bank?
Can I get in trouble for reporting security issues with my banks' online interface? [more inside]
bank account and routing number risk?
What's the risk in exposing your bank account and routing number? Let's say you wrote VOID across a check and dropped it in the street. Could anyone use the information on a check to withdraw cash from your account, issue charges to your account, get themselves a new phone line on your dime?
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