CompuServe Messages

Dale… You want an analogy that works? Ok. A bank is a dongle for your money. If you don't want it ripped off, or stolen by a thief, you have to put it in a bank to protect it. Every time you want some of that money, you have to go to a bank machine or the bank itself and withdraw. This means that without your bank card (dongle) you can't access your funds. It doesn't *have* to be that way, but it's protection for you and for your money. It's your choice to protect your money that way. By putting your money in the bank, you are protecting it from all potential perils of thievery, just as a dongle does. Sure, there are ways for unscrupulous bank employees to get at your money, just as there are ways to defeat a dongle. By and large, however, the bank protection is enough to deter 99of the potential people who would want to steal your cash, and the dongle is likely just as effective against the casual armchair software thief. Jim