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PayPal Denies It Will Block Safari
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."
There are so many other alternatives to Paypal that I don't see why people bother with it.
Hmm, maybe because PayPal works well for 99% of the set of users who aren't trying to pull something underhanded.
Yeah i mean its like they're running a web browser with admin privileges! Bash windows as much as you like but with windows you know you fscked, mac users seam to think they're safer, but running a web browser as root is a throw back to 2001. How hard would it be to crack out a wifi hostspot that modifies the webpage your browsing to install malicious payload. Hell the issue paypal are talking about is ssh, without something like EVS, it would be very easy to crack out wifi hot spots that steal all your paypal data, and whos going to get hit? mobile devices like the iPhone. Maybe paypal should grown some cohones and tell the mac fan boys to spin on one! Instead of getting acid3 compliance maybe the safari guys could have been working on features like this that are actually needed. Hopefully behind the scenes, apple have said they're going to add this feature soon and paypal have given them something like 6 months before enforcing what is all round a good idea.
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Yeah i mean its like they're running a web browser with admin privileges! Bash windows as much as you like but with windows you know you fscked, mac users seam to think they're safer, but running a web browser as root is a throw back to 2001. How hard would it be to crack out a wifi hostspot that modifies the webpage your browsing to install malicious payload. Hell the issue paypal are talking about is ssh, without something like EVS, it would be very easy to crack out wifi hot spots that steal all your paypal data, without end users realising, and whos going to get hit? mobile devices like the iPhone.
Maybe paypal should grown some cohones and tell the mac fan boys to spin on one! Instead of getting acid3 compliance maybe the safari guys could have been working on features like this that are actually needed. Hopefully behind the scenes, apple have said they're going to add this feature soon and paypal have given them something like 6 months before enforcing what is all round a good idea.
damm formatting!
IranAir Flight 655 never forget!
Wait so you had an open group, and somebody messed up your group, so your blaming paypal. If I was paypal id of told you to sort out your end, and done whatever i wanted. I'm not sure if i understand this group buy stuff, but if their unrelated to paypal, its making a pool to pay for a something, you send somebody into a store, that person messes the store around, then blaming the store for thier actions.
to GP: I'm sure they miss you! but in order to keep ebay popular they have a commitment to the users above the sellers, that way they get more users and sellers that didn't leave sell more stuff, even if it comes with a restriction.
IranAir Flight 655 never forget!