PayPal Now Says it Won't Block Safari
Category: InternetPosted: April 21, 2008 10:17AM
Author: Nemo
PayPal seems to be clarifying its position on blocking unsafe browsers from accessing its payment site. As originally reported on Friday, PayPal had stated it would block browsers it considered unsafe, including any that did not have anti-phishing capabilities and support of Extended Validation certificates. The announcement did not specifically single out any browsers excepting certain older versions of Internet Explorer. Many interpreted this statement to include Apple's Safari browser because it lacks both features. However, now PayPal is either backtracking or clarifying its position by stating it won't block any of the current browsers from accessing its payment services, this time specifically singling out Safari by name. Apparently what PayPal meant was browsers on operating systems no longer supported by vendors such as IE4 under Windows 98. PayPal has not stated when they might switch on the browser blocking features.
