Somewhat related:

If you don't count atm machines (I use one local one and check it as best I can for skimmers) I do not bank online.  Period. You'd be surprised at how many proven-to-be-otherwise-savvy people think I'm a paranoid nutcase by requiring paper checks.

Yes:
Silo your information
Bore them to death with the routine dreariness of your life. Ie: CAT PHOTOS

IMO, you cannot effectively silo your info if you use credit/debit cards.  Those guys were the first to sell you out and have decades of experience.

>atm >bank

Yeah. Ditto. People give me the same look. I let nobody have electronic access to my bank accounts except PayPal, and that is a throwaway account with a purposely minimal balance. Google wallet or Apple pay have no chance getting used by me.

We had this conversation before: I've reduced most of my shopping to Amazon or merchants who use Paypal because their security is perceived by me to be better than the average shopping cart.  Now even with that there is always somebody higher up the food chain who can get your info but that is life.

No paypal access to my bank, either.  After the first year or two, they quit asking for verification.

Notice how quiet it gets here when you tell them they can't bank online? Hhh

Quote from: rcjordan on April 28, 2015, 01:56:46 PM
Somewhat related:

If you don't count atm machines (I use one local one and check it as best I can for skimmers) I do not bank online.  Period. You'd be surprised at how many proven-to-be-otherwise-savvy people think I'm a paranoid nutcase by requiring paper checks.

Yeah... I used to be like that when I lived 10 mins from the bank. Now that it's over an hour away.... I bank exclusively online... albeit with much trepidation

>with much trepidation

And rightfully so.

Did you know that even the Feds can't get US Banks to disclose when they've been hacked?  Banks have decided that the bad public relations (and run on their assets) is worse, so they paper over the breach.  Note, too, that if you have any business accounts online, they have absolutely no legal protection.  So far, banks -usually, but not always- cover the losses but it's at their discretion.

>Did you know that even the Feds can't get US Banks to disclose when they've been hacked?

US banks must soon report significant cybersecurity incidents within 36 hours | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/19/us-banks-report-cybersecurity-incidents/