<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Well, we did it. We finally got an Android phone.<br>And of course the second thing my wife asked me was "Can I use this for banking?"<br></div>We only use the online banking services from within our home network which is (pretty) secure.<br>
</div>The real diference between using a mobile phone and using a laptop is that first hop, from the device to the tower. I know that on the laptop it is secure, there are no man in the middle attacks since I control every device on the network (and I'm assuming that from my router to the bank there is no MiM attack either, probably a safe assumption). But what about from the phone to the tower? Are all communications between the phone and the tower encrypted? Are some devices and/or carriers more secure than others? Are some bank's apps more secure than others? How about just using the web interface from a browser?<br>
</div>I know that this is only vaguely Linux-related, but I'm sure the people here have the experience, knowledge and insight to help me out.<br></div>Thanks.<br></div>