No it bloody isn't. There are a multitude of commentards on here who believe that security means "it's encrypted".
Let's get it straight. Data is encrypted between https://www.mybank.com and Opera. IT IS THEN DECRYPTED. Opera then render, compress and encrypt the data stream, and send it to your iPhone. I've put the flaw in block capitals so that you might spot it. It really saddens me that my assumptions tell me the people reading these articles are IT folk and think that chain represents a secure connection.
You're having to trust a third party you have no connection or involvement with. To put it another way, what would the reaction be if it were Google doing it.
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No it bloody isn't. There are a multitude of commentards on here who believe that security means "it's encrypted".
Let's get it straight. Data is encrypted between https://www.mybank.com and Opera. IT IS THEN DECRYPTED. Opera then render, compress and encrypt the data stream, and send it to your iPhone. I've put the flaw in block capitals so that you might spot it. It really saddens me that my assumptions tell me the people reading these articles are IT folk and think that chain represents a secure connection.
You're having to trust a third party you have no connection or involvement with. To put it another way, what would the reaction be if it were Google doing it.