2006-12-05 17:01:41 · 20 answers · asked by horensen 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Don't just reply yes or no. Give an explanation as well.
2006-12-06 15:28:30 · update #1
No it is not safe if you include other details such as bank and address. There are millions of SMS going around the world. It is also not safe if names of terrorists or specific sensitive words relating to terror is included in your message.
Yes it is safe to SMS numbers or words that mean nothing to anyone such that the numbers are either ecrypted or in another SMS message that are not insequence.
2006-12-05 17:07:31 · answer #1 · answered by Phillip 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the idiot on the other end of the line may not erase the message after recieving it, and may stay in his phone for a long long while.
but (im guessing), someone getting hold of your bank account number is nothing fearful. i've given my account no. to many buyers through yahoo auctions and they transfer money into my account for my stuff.
the only sensitive information is probably your PIN or credit card no. but then the guy will need your ATM card together with your PIN, and i don't see how he can get them both together.
so do not reveal or sms your credit card no.
2006-12-06 04:06:14 · answer #2 · answered by guan_xxx 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! it is not safe!!. the receiver can just cheat on u without permission. Imagine today , u get a bonus from ur boss for doing
ur job at ur very best . after that u sms ur bank account password and i d to the person whom u know someone very well
and it cheated u .before u know it, all ur money has been taken away just for that
2006-12-06 14:39:43 · answer #3 · answered by Mohd D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Man due to the new hacking software giving your bank account number is like just handing them to them...
i know im a expert at all this stuff ive hacked like every game on the net
SO DON'T-GIVE ANY THING OVER THE NET OF BY SMS!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-05 17:08:48 · answer #4 · answered by xXx 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ahh, reading Digital Fortress should be able to help. In any encryption software, or algorithms, there's always a back door no matter how much they claim how unbreakable it is. The back door is to facilitate the people 'up-there' (those secret agents and stuff) to tap onto people's emails/smses/talks over phone, etcetc. My answer would be a yes :)
2006-12-07 00:21:37 · answer #5 · answered by Charlotte 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could always encrypt the message first, their are many programs that will create a file with a password and encryption. It'd take thousands of years for a bruteforcer to guess a password that was like 26 characters long, or that will just encrypt it into some sort of code. since i use a Mac i could use something like:
http://www.mindquirk.com/apps/espionage/index.htm
but thats just for macs.
2006-12-05 17:34:00 · answer #6 · answered by jorlwind 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why not... what are the chances that some one is picking up on your sms, unless it contains the words "Osama", "bomb", or "Bush"..haha.. my point is, let's not get overly paranoid and over zealeous in imagining such extreme possibilities. It's after all just a couple of numbers.
2006-12-07 03:06:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, of course not.
Neither is emailing it btw, unless you have some for of PGP running at both ends.
This is a pretty good point to bring up, btw. I wonder why SMS doesn't incorporate a kind of public-key system?
2006-12-05 17:09:34 · answer #8 · answered by TankAnswer 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not secured! You should only transmit such information over an encrypted, secured and password protected network.
2006-12-06 14:13:13 · answer #9 · answered by qilin1967 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as possible, do not do it. You wouldn't know if the network is being tapped. Furthermore, the number you keyed, might not be the right one.
2006-12-07 00:58:14 · answer #10 · answered by Happy One 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋