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PayPal Denies It Will Block Safari

Posted by kdawson on from the phishing-for-apples dept.

Despite reports that PayPal may drop support for Apple's Safari browser because it lacks anti-phishing features, PayPal now says it ain't so. Though PayPal telegraphed displeasure with Safari last January, they're now unambiguous about their position: "We have absolutely no intention of blocking current versions of any browsers, including Apple's Safari, from our website."

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  1. Re:Are you sure? by Admiral+Ag · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They can't afford to block Safari, not because of the Macintosh or Windows version, but because of the iPhone/iPod Touch version. The latter is rapidly becoming the standard for mobile browsing (or at least has such a large share that it cannot be ignored).

    The increasing popularity of mobile browsing is an opportunity for Paypal to act as a mobile digital wallet. There's certainly no point in carrying a debit card if you can just use your phone. I'm guessing that is Paypal's aim. Whether or not they can beat the banks to direct money transfer is debatable though.

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  2. Re:Are you sure? by Hal_Porter · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah, Safari is great on the iPod touch. I can browse to a web page to jailbreak the machine.

    I can't imagine why anyone would think it was insecure.

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