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by wereHamster 4818 days ago
"site is loaded with a java script" - srsly? You do ebanking (or ebitcoining) on a computer which has java installed?
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I hate to say it, but (at least in Australia) many banks require Java to do business banking.

This should change (at the glacial rate banks change things) as they realise that Java in the browser is risky business.

This may change if Oracle pull their finger out, stop being dicks about the licensing, and try to promote the language again.

Honestly, I think they've left it too late and the majority of "Java" you're going to see in the near future is going to be related to Android (and hence not running on Oracle's stack).

Then at least have a virtual machine snapshot of a clean install of OS+Java+Browser and always boot from the snapshot when doing internet business.