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Comment by TeMPOraL

6 months ago

> and the best way to prevent that is to use SafetyNet and other similar mechanisms.

It's not the best way to prevent it. It's the easiest way for the bank to avoid liability.

The ugly truth of cybersecurity is that, in the real world, most of it is an exercise in shifting liability around and diffusing it. Making systems actually secure is not necessary.

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