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Not that extreme but some banking apps on android did check for root at some point and refused to run so there may be precedent

>>hotsti+(OP)
In the 2000s it was funny how corporates just failed to understand how client server models worked. Nowadays it is just sad and a reason to move more and more towards crypto for the day to day banking stuff...

>>hotsti+(OP)
Remember when Ebay did portscans on their clients to see if it was a bot?

>>theK+22
Oh right! I said crypto on hacker news! what was I thinking?! :-D

>>hotsti+(OP)
It might be more common than you think. Some major SAST tools complain if you aren't checking if the device is rooted, and it wouldn't surprise me if some naive shops blindly followed the recommendation without need.

>>hotsti+(OP)
Many random apps do e.g. McDonald's app, and not just root but SafetyNet checks, which is way more strict than just root thing

>>theK+pl
>Oh right! I said crypto on hacker news! what was I thinking?! :-D

Post that comment again when crypto accounts are FDIC[0] (or whatever scheme, if any, is used where you live) insured. I'm sure you'll get a different response.

[0] https://www.fdic.gov/

>>nobody+xw
You only need FDIC in systems where you don't own the coins. Cryptocurrencies actually obviate a lot of added fat like this ;-)