[nzlug] Linux-friendly banks in NZ?

[Volker Kuhlmann]

On Fri 02 May 2008 19:33:11 NZST +1200, Cliff Pratt wrote:

>> 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.

It's not that. The bank would have to encrypt the email with *your*
public key, and the bank would have to satisfy themselves that that key
belongs to *you*. They'd have to do key handling for every customer - I
don't see that happening.

Volker

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