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Peter Easthope

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Registered: 2025-10-25

Posts: 4  

Web functionality

Hi,

Until about 2019 my credit union provided a simple Web site not
requiring JavaScript in the customer browser.  Functionality was
entirely adequate.  Then server software advocated by the provincial
association of credit unions was adopted.  JavaScript was required. 
Responsiveness worsened.  Hardware and software upgrades were
motivated.  New vulnerabilities were introduced.  The screen became
cluttered with distracting and unnecessary graphics and verbiage. That
mostly serving to advertise.

So I think of submitting a petition such as this to the Canadian House
of Commons.

Information about petitions here.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Home/About

Comments?

Thanks,                   ... Peter E.

PETITION TO THE
House of Commons
WHEREAS
Software allowing banking over the Internet is more complex than
necessary
and security is a concern in financial transactions
and fraud against individuals is a recognized problem
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED,
residents of Canada
CALL UPON THE
House of Commons
To
Create a law or require creation of a regulation prohibiting
scripting, such as JavaScript, in Web based personal banking. A script
is software from a remote server which runs on the computer used by an
individual.  This entails unnecessary security vulnerabilities and
risk of fraud.  With capabilities of HTML5, scripting is not
technically necessary.  Removal of scripting is not a trivial change
but is feasible and can be phased on a schedule.  The change will
simplify Web based banking and reduce risk of error and fraud.

Andre4freedom

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Registered: 2017-11-15

Posts: 269  

Re: Web functionality

To Peter:
I congratulate you to your initiative.
We have the same phenomenon here in Europe: Banking and most other activities on the Internet using a WEB browser have become worse than painful. Of course, animated functionalities and scripts are to blame. WEB applications are bloated and clumsy to use, and by the extend of it even sometimes dangerous.
I wish you and your communities luck with that petition.

golinux

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Registered: 2016-11-25

Posts: 3,769  

Re: Web functionality

My solution has been simple. I do no online banking with any financial institution.

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Peter Easthope

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Registered: 2025-10-25

Posts: 4  

Re: Web functionality

> ... no online banking ...

Can you imagine a different Web suitable for financial transactions?

The Web is intrinsically too vulnerable?

Thx,                ... P.

Last edited by Peter Easthope (2025-10-26 13:21:53)

Peter Easthope

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Registered: 2025-10-25

Posts: 4  

Re: Web functionality

Hello again,

Effective this a.m., petition e-7723 can be signed by anyone residing in and a citizen of Canada.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ … ion=e-7723

At 2025-10-25 08:29:30 Andre4freedom wrote,

I congratulate you to your initiative.

Thanks Andre. Perhaps you can create a similar petition in your jurisdiction.

For non-technical readers I wrote this explanation.

Petition relating to consumer protection in Web based banking.

The current Web relies heavily on scripted software.  In the banking
context, a script is software from the server of the financial
institution which is sent to and runs within your computer.  There the
script can have access to sensitive data and software.

This is generally a bad idea.  A bad actor with access to the script
can exploit it to commit criminal or unwanted activity in your
computer.  For example, imagine a script logging into your account and
transfering or withdrawing money.  Imagine a script scavenging a
password and sending it to a criminal.

With capabilities of HTML5, scripting is unnecessary. HTML5 describes
what is displayed on your screen.  It doesn't give full-fledged
programming capabilities on your computer.

This petition asks to minimize use of scripts in banking software. 
The result need not impair functionality for the user.  Rather the
change will reduce opportunity for misuse and criminal activity.  For
example, reduce the possibility that one day you find your account has
been compromised; or find that a criminal has obtained and used a
password.

Click here to sign, thanks, Peter E., N. Pender Island, BC  Canada
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/ … ion=e-7723

Last edited by Peter Easthope (Today 02:57:28)

chomwitt

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Registered: 2019-09-24

Posts: 242  

Re: Web functionality

Isnt it an irony that the most superficial and impressive aspects of our modern life (including 'easy' 'fast' banking) are the most vulnerable to the tsunami of the overhyped bigLLMs ? I wonder if we should thank for that the tech-bro-oligarchy !

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Peter Easthope

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Registered: 2025-10-25

Posts: 4  

Re: Web functionality

tech-bro-oligarchy

No doubt they've contributed to bloat, along with many others.  The authors of the composition softwares which create the JavaScript heavy pages.  Administrators who don't know what "HTML5", "JavaScript" and etc. mean.  Page authors who grab any tool allowing page composition without thought of output.  Customers who are unconcerned until a crime happens. Humans don't always act in their best interests.

Regards,                     ... P.