I think what Bernard says is correct, but the implication from Richard's
comment is that the personal details are left hanging around like a bad
smell; particularly unaccesptable of shared PCs.
-- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates Contact detail at http://www.lannetlinux.comOn Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> "Chirgwin, Richard" wrote: > > > > Heck with it, since I'm already in print: to my horror, when I hit Ctrl-U > > during Internet banking, I discovered stuff like my account number and > > detailed session information in the Javascript, in clear text. > > > > And timing the download, I also infer that the Javascript is cacheable, > > since it starts slower after I clear the cache. > > My understanding is that, if the banking system uses ssl (secure sockets > layer) then the transmission will be encrypted, even though you can see > your details, on your machine, in the clear. > >
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