Comments on: PayPal to Block Unsafe Browsers

By: Tobey

Tobey — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:58:04 +0000

A very interesting video. Thx 4 the link.

By: Allan

Allan — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:54:09 +0000

eBay is preparing to test fly its new policy of locked in payments through PayPal in Australia (the Guinea Pigs)as the possible basis for world wide changeover…!
eBay is using this test to see how the eBay population in Australia will respond before moving it onto the world platform…and so far it has been not good for eBay…. YOUTUBE CLIP LINK BELOW – Channel 9 TV in Sydney Australia, broadcast this on the evening of 16th April ‘08, The eBay rep in this news story shows all the classic eBay spin that we have all loved to hate and by his (eBay’s)tone, they don’t really care….THIS IS A MUST SEE.
As of June ‘08, ALL sellers will be required to offer PayPal as the EXCLUSIVE payment method for most sellers, the only other alternative will be a full business merchant accounts, an expensive alternative for the bulk of sellers and totally unreasonable…

Below is a link to the news article on YouTube…. watch it as it WILL affect you at some time in the future…

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=YDqpNsIg9vA

By: Martin

Martin — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:47:52 +0000

Dante I never meant to say that Paypal should allow “minority” browsers only because they are used by a minority. If they are insecure they should naturally be blocked. Now translate that to real world politics ;)

By: Angelo R

Angelo R — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:41:36 +0000

This is a great idea on PayPal’s part. They are already up there as the preferred method of online payment for a lot of people, and this just seems to push them to the forefront even more.

Now all that’s left is educating everyone who THINKS they know what they’re doing with computers, and all will be well.

By: Dante

Dante — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:28:54 +0000

I have to disagree with you on this one Martin. Paypal is perfectly right in blocking Safari. Not because it’s a “minority” browser, but because it’s inherently unsafe. In the latest PWN 2 OWN hack-a-thon, OS X was the first and fastest hacked once it’s Safari browser logged on line – no user stupidity required (like downloading) either, just log on line.

Now Apple did issue a patch two days ago, but that’s only because there’s been so much publicity on it. Apple tends to first sue the person who discovered the hole, than tries to downplay it, than tries to patch it years later, if ever.

And Paypal, or any other financial institution, should not be made responsible for idiots who insists on using unsafe browsers just because it’s cool. Financial institutions has lost millions reimbursing these kind of imbeciles for their own stupidy.

By: Tobey

Tobey — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:23:59 +0000

What?? PayPal blocks all browsers but Opera?? JK :D :D Though, there is something to it ;)

Seriously, I must agree entirely. It’s from the greatest part about the users. You know that old joke, the error is in most cases situated between the chair and the keyboard… :)

Also, blocking more “exotic” browsers is surely no solution either, especially when these are more secure than those “non-exotic”.