incrediBILL - 10:53 pm on Jan 11, 2010 (gmt 0)

Why would anyone get a mobile banking application that didn't come directly from their bank?

IMO this isn't a Google vetting situation as much as it is a PAS (People Are Stupid) situation because you should always verify the source of any financial application (bank, tax, stock) that shows up in a download database and follow the source to their download link, not anyone else's.

However, Google needs to take some heat here along with some negligent liability because they created the free-for-all un-vetted environment with the brand name people trust, Google. Then they linked this peril ridden environment to Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc. and should worry that their various partners don't sue them for allowing their customers to be so easily deceived.

Back to P.A.S., why aren't they just using the browser to access their bank online just like the rest of us instead of looking for apps?