Barclays' PINentry thing

[Tefal]

it would pretty much put an end to bank phishing

No, no it wouldn't.


Want to know why?

the millions of pounds that are stolen from people by it every year.

What ever a bank pays for people to design security, someone else will pay more to get around it

 

[James07]

It looks like a 99p calculator.

Lmao i agree on that one my friend!

Also, i hate the way the pin/security numbers come.. That crappy strip that you have to peel, i cant stand it, it really bugs me as i cant read them well.

 

[taliesyn]

I ordered a second one for 6 quid to keep at work :/

I told them I'd lost my first one and they sent me another

I dread the day when the battery on mine runs out and I can no longer perform online transactions.

In theory, they send you another one out before the battery dies

 

[Redrum]

No, no it wouldn't.

Yes, yes it will.

What ever a bank pays for people to design security, someone else will pay more to get around it

Thats a very big generalisation that pays no notice to the specifics of just how hard it would be for someone to get around it. I also disagree that some scammer in an internet cafe in Nigeria has a bigger budget than the Barclays security department.

However, its been out for a while and I've not actually researched how effective it's been, so feel free to prove me wrong with a link to a source saying it has been circumvented.

 

[PaulyJay]

WTF?

To make bank transfer online I now have to use this crappy little thing and put it code and what not, which means i either have to get 2 of these things (Home & Work) or carry it with me to work. I understand its another step to prevent card fraud but can they not think of a better way than this medieval crap ? It looks like a 99p calculator.

If you go into Barclays and tell them you can no longer use the internet banking at work because of the calculator they can disable it for you and you go back to the old way.

 

[Peño]

Soo, wait.

I'm just about to head out and (finally) open a current account at Barclays. I only need it to do online transactions (already have a savers account with them).

Are you telling me I have to wait for a device thing to be delivered to me before I can send myself payments (to another bank)?

What a pain..

 

[Tefal]

Why do you need to do so much internet shopping at work

 

[Ironic Namesake]

I got a Natwest one a few months ago, managed to block the PIN the first time I used it ! Still haven't got around to resetting it.

 

[mattx2]

The battery is meant to last about 5 years and they will send you a new one before it runs out.

mine broke - i can't pay any bills online now

pretty peed off with it will probably move to bank that doesn't have this crap