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sguerra923
22nd October 2008, 12:26 AM
Hi I downloaded Skyfire last week works good.. like how its pretty much a full browser with flash etc... But I had a question for other user of Skyfire.. I read online that we shouldn't use it for personal accounts like bank, credit cards etc. because its still a beta version and they track your moves.. any truth to this? Thanks.. works great though anyone else using it?
joel2009
22nd October 2008, 12:32 AM
its not because it is beta its because all the data it sends to your phone is crunched by a server and sent to you and then you send it back to a server...... so all your data you send and receive is logged somewhere in a server. basically it a security risk because you are adding another middle man.
KevinAlbrecht
22nd October 2008, 12:33 AM
Hi I downloaded Skyfire last week works good.. like how its pretty much a full browser with flash etc... But I had a question for other user of Skyfire.. I read online that we shouldn't use it for personal accounts like bank, credit cards etc. because its still a beta version and they track your moves.. any truth to this? Thanks.. works great though anyone else using it?


From wat I understand all pages go through their servers, and get funneled to you as a snapshot. That is how flash works. I would not be feeding any personal information knowing that!
joel2009
22nd October 2008, 12:41 AM
basically its a great browser just fall back on opera or ie for personal data (or just stick to your computer with a secure connection :) )
sguerra923
22nd October 2008, 12:47 AM
Yeah ill just leave personal account stuff with opera or IE.. is anyone else using Skyfire?
jasonjpn
22nd October 2008, 03:03 AM
Same here. I only use Skyfire for fun. Anything important goes out via Opera.
jbedoya
22nd October 2008, 04:17 AM
Agree Guys. I don't even log on any web using SkyFire. Just do anonymous things
DJ_Enigma
22nd October 2008, 10:42 AM
I didn't realise this. Is Netfront the same or is it ok to use banking and log into websites etc on Netfront 3.5?

Cheers,

DJ
khaytsus
22nd October 2008, 01:57 PM
Besides, why would you want to use Skyfire for banking, don't you want to be able to read the text? Meh.

Skyfire is cute for watching youtube...... that's about it.
sguerra923
23rd October 2008, 12:06 AM
Besides, why would you want to use Skyfire for banking, don't you want to be able to read the text? Meh.

Skyfire is cute for watching youtube...... that's about it.

Nah just curious about Skyfire that's all.. I downloaded opera and using that instead for banking etc.. Opera is safe for banking etc right lol?
oscarbum
23rd October 2008, 02:47 PM
The only real use I have for Skyfire personally is for following baseball. For those who wish there would be an app like the iPhone's MLB at Bat for WM, Skyfire provides a great solution. Go to mlb.com, click on the Gameday feed for the game you want, THEN click on Gameday Mini. Ouila! A full screen, updating game follower that's only about 10 seconds behind live. Haven't tested it with other sports.