[nzlug] Linux-friendly banks in NZ?

[Cliff Pratt]

Robert Connolly wrote:
> 2008/5/2 Mark Foster <blakjak at blakjak.net>:
> 
>> 
>> On Fri, 2 May 2008, Greg Fawcett wrote:
>> 
>> And, really, this is the achilles heel of the whole thing. It
>> requires
>>>> storing, at best reversibly-encrypted, your online banking
>>>> details. In full. In one place. On a, by definition,
>>>> net-connected system.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Could you get them to email you statements once a day?
>> Email is hardly secure....
> 
> 
> I know Kiwibank will do this, you could probably get them to PGP
> encrypt it if you asked nicely enough.
> 
I doubt it. It is quite likely that only a few people would like PGP 
encrypted emails and it wouldn't be worth changing the email app for 
that many people. I'd love to try and get that one past management, IT, 
security, change control, etc, etc.

Cheers,

Cliff