Is Data Access Secure?

TeezNu · ‎03-10-2010

I will be traveling next week for the first time in many years.

I know it is not safe to access banking and credit card sites on public wifi.

How secure is it to use my AT&T data to access banking and credit card sites?

If not secure, how can you access these sites securely when away from your home wifi?

Thanks.

“There are two ways to be rich: One is by acquiring much, and the other is by desiring little.” —Jackie French Koller

itsmagic · ‎08-08-2011

I just spoke to my credit union about this last week. I asked for the safest way to check my account information while away and he told me to download their app onto my iPhone and log on that way using my phone carrier which is Verizon (and like you said not use public wi-fi).

TeezNu · ‎03-10-2010

@itsmagic Thanks so much - that makes sense, and I will call my bank to see if they give me the same answer.

“There are two ways to be rich: One is by acquiring much, and the other is by desiring little.” —Jackie French Koller

glb613 · ‎03-09-2010

@TeezNu wrote:
I will be traveling next week for the first time in many years.

I know it is not safe to access banking and credit card sites on public wifi.

How secure is it to use my AT&T data to access banking and credit card sites?
If not secure, how can you access these sites securely when away from your home wifi?

Thanks.

If you absolutely have to access your bank's or creditcard's website, use their app. If you have a cellular connection, use it. When I travel, I don't access either one while gone. But, I'm never gone longer than 2 weeks.