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Old Time Eagle Sunny Sussex 07 Nov 16 4.29am | |
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I have been advised by a friend to sigh up to a VPN to protect my on-linr banking activities and my identity and to use a TOR browser. I am totally technophobic due too my age so I would appreciate any advice anyone can give me on the pros and cons of this and which one to use. All suggestions welcomed. Words of one syllable would be understanable rather than techie language. Many thanks guys and gals.
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Old Time Eagle Sunny Sussex 07 Nov 16 9.11am | |
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I was hoping that somone would have an answer!!!!!
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jamiemartin721 Reading 07 Nov 16 9.37am | |
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VPN (Virtual Private Network) TOR (The Onion Router - Anonymity Network) - Is really more about providing an almost impossible to trace access and browsing history. My wife knows more about this, but in my experience TOR might be a tad overkill for security, as most of the 'hacks' of banking details tend to be more about social hacking.
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paperhat croydon 07 Nov 16 10.15am | |
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Originally posted by Old Time Eagle
I was hoping that somone would have an answer!!!!! You posted at half 4 in the morning, then chase at 9am, there arent many people online during those hours fella
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Part Time James 07 Nov 16 10.16am | |
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Originally posted by paperhat
You posted at half 4 in the morning, then chase at 9am, there arent many people online during those hours fella Criminals are always awake and one step ahead. He was right to chase
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stayloa Beckenham 07 Nov 16 10.46am | |
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Jesus - those suggestions are completely OTT for online banking or for most people regardless. The security afforded by online banking sites is more than adequate for Joe Bloggs. Your connection to your bank is encrypted and secure. You need to be sensible; don't click links in emails that you weren't expecting etc (but if you did that, a VPN wouldn't help you anyway) and don't store your passwords on your computer in text files. A VPN makes it look like you're not who you are but you pay for the privilege. I use one but for far more techie reasons. TOR is a US government developed anonymisation network that routes your traffic through loads of other people, making it nearly impossible to trace you. It will slow down your web browsing SIGNIFICANTLY. Again, I have used it in the past for specific reasons. Depending on who you bank with, there is some software that Santander and others called "Rapport" which will give you some extra banking protection. If you want less extreme suggestions let me know
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GlaziertoEagle Coventry 07 Nov 16 10.55am | |
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Originally posted by Old Time Eagle
I have been advised by a friend to sigh up to a VPN to protect my on-linr banking activities and my identity and to use a TOR browser. I am totally technophobic due too my age so I would appreciate any advice anyone can give me on the pros and cons of this and which one to use. All suggestions welcomed. Words of one syllable would be understanable rather than techie language. Many thanks guys and gals. Apologies, but if your friend advised you to do this, why don't you ask them? If you are using your browsing/internet usage for something specific that has led them to suggest these actions then they are in the best place to advise. Edited by GlaziertoEagle (07 Nov 2016 10.56am)
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Hoof Hearted 07 Nov 16 11.12am | |
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Hey Old Timer. Draw out all your money and keep it under your bed in a strong box. Get your self a shotgun and sit on top of the bed with the shotgun loaded and pointed at the door.
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Old Time Eagle Sunny Sussex 07 Nov 16 12.28pm | |
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Thanks guys for all that. My friend knows about as much as I do - which is very little. I will try Jamie's suggestion but any other feedback will be invaluable as I always want to know what I am getting in to.
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bubble wrap Carparks in South East London 07 Nov 16 1.01pm | |
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VPN is more for accessing sights when you are abroad. Some uk websites (Virgin Media) And gambling sites you cannot access when in certain countries. A VPN will bypass this.
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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 07 Nov 16 1.54pm | |
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Originally posted by stayloa
Jesus - those suggestions are completely OTT for online banking or for most people regardless. The security afforded by online banking sites is more than adequate for Joe Bloggs. Your connection to your bank is encrypted and secure. You need to be sensible; don't click links in emails that you weren't expecting etc (but if you did that, a VPN wouldn't help you anyway) and don't store your passwords on your computer in text files. A VPN makes it look like you're not who you are but you pay for the privilege. I use one but for far more techie reasons. TOR is a US government developed anonymisation network that routes your traffic through loads of other people, making it nearly impossible to trace you. It will slow down your web browsing SIGNIFICANTLY. Again, I have used it in the past for specific reasons. Depending on who you bank with, there is some software that Santander and others called "Rapport" which will give you some extra banking protection. If you want less extreme suggestions let me know Try telling that to the customers of Tesco Bank.
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jamiemartin721 Reading 07 Nov 16 2.52pm | |
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Although, in fairness to the OP, neither a VPN or TOR connection would have helped. The truth probably is, that whilst these steps might add some protection, the reality is that the security at the other end tends to be much more the issue with hacking. And even then, you tend to find that most big hacks have some 'inside help' or social engineering. In protecting your own details, a firewall, some good spyware and malware protection is probably better than a VPN or TOR (you're more likely to lose passwords to keyloggers apps than interception across the network). Make sure you don't use the same password across all your accounts (i.e. use a different password for very important stuff like your bank accounts, than you do for your internet mail account.
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