As part of an effort to combat phishing, PayPal plans to block older versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox and other “unsafe” browsers from accessing the online payment site. In a paper released at an RSA security conference this month in San Francisco, PayPal said there is a significant number of site visitors using browsers as old as Internet Explorer versions 3 and 4, released in August 1996 and September 1997, respectively. Such “unsafe browsers” lack the latest technology for blocking phishing sites and do not support Extended Validation Certificates, which are digital certificates that establish Websites as trusted during online transactions. Phishing is a deceptive practice used by Web criminals to acquire personal information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details. Phishers often pose as legitimate businesses in emails to lure victims to fraudulent sites where they are asked to input their personal data. PayPal is among the favorite targets of phishers, along with eBay and online banks.

“At PayPal, we are in the process of re-implementing controls, which will first warn our customers when logging in to PayPal from those browsers that we consider unsafe,” the eBay-owned payment service said. “Later, we plan on blocking customers from accessing the site from the most unsafe — usually the oldest — browsers.” PayPal in February warned people that Apple’s Safari browser didn’t have the necessary security to protect Web users and recommended the latest versions of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla’s Firefox.

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I get told to upgrade my browser by my Online Bank. Even tho it's the latest version of Firefox and works fine.

I get a pop-up everytime I start pidgin too coz it say's someone wants me to upgrade to the latest version of yahoo.

Won't be long before the whole feckin internet just shuts me out and say's "buy a new PC you tight fisted git! the one you are using it outdated"

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Why can't I download? - "leeching forbidden you are only allowed to seed"

If you have downloaded over 2GB and your ratio has dropped below 0.50 you will not be able to download.

Solutions

1) Leave a completed torrent in your client until you have uploaded enough data to bring your ratio up to 0.75
2) Upload a torrent of your own and seed until your ratio is 0.75 or higher.
3) Donate to the site and gain Premium membership

Please let me know if my torrent or links are dead

i refuse to do online banking coz its so easy to fooked over by some little crim

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i always use online banking but with great care and always makes sure that my firewall amd others computer securities are in place and works before i go online.

I haven't even been in a bank in 5 years, everything online, mortgage, accounts, everything. I have never been compromised or, to be honest, even worried about it. Safer than file sharing

yea i do all my banking and accounts online and i've never had any problems, apart from my brother inlaw had his cash card cloned with using a cash point in town

I've opend many accounts online, heck some of the banks I use are online only. If you know what your doing your okay. Just like with file sharing, watch your steps.

Peer

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