Comparison of 2017 Lincoln MKZ with Ford Fusion

[ClaveMan]

On the fence over a Lincoln MKZ or a Ford Fusion?

 

Here is an excellent comparison by Forbes Magazine of the 2017 Ford Fusion and it's upscale cousin, the Lincoln MKZ.

 

2017 Lincoln MKZ Reserve 2.0T AWD - How Much Is A Nicely Tailored Suit Worth?

Edited March 30, 2017 by ClaveMan

[andyross]

All I get is a very blurry screenshot. Maybe you have to be a subscriber?

 

Edit: Tried again, and now it works. Weird.

Edited March 29, 2017 by andyross

[ClaveMan]

Try again. The link had an issue.

[ClaveMan]

All I get is a very blurry screenshot. Maybe you have to be a subscriber?

 

Edit: Tried again, and now it works. Weird.

Technically, the link that didn't work was the same link -- except it didn't request a secure connection.

I changed the prefix from "http://" (rejected by forbes.com) over to "https://" (accepted).

 

Adding the 's' after http means the web site "talks" (begins a two-way secure data exchange) using SSL encryption.

 

Obviously you need https for banking. Not sure why you need to encrypt web traffic to read an article on a car..

 

p.s. Two security tips in general..

 

1. Using your laptop at a public WiFi point (coffee shop, library, etc) is never secure. A hacker can watch every key you type. So, when you go to a site where you have to type in a password, that overweight 15 year old in the corner could be watching. The fix is to use a VPN, but that is out of scope.

 

2. At home? Get in the habit of closing your web banking app before you check email. Some SPAM email we all receive contains a link to silently download a malicious software which looks for open web pages they can take over (and own it).

 

Example.. You have a cup of coffee and open your Chase web site to check your accounts. After you login to the bank account you start clicking around. The reason you don't have to login for EVERY click on the bank site is because their web site silently stores a session "cookie" file on your computer allowing you to keep using the website. This is normal and "sand boxed" (one website can't see another site's cookie). The cookie data expires after a set number of minutes of non activity.

 

Bing! You got mail! You go over to the email program and click on an email that looks legit (the IRS has a refund you didn't know about!), but kicks off a silent malicious program which grabs and "rides" your bank session/cookie over in the browser, "owning" your bank account. It is completely silent (your screen won't update). Web Browsers are secure (if they misbehaved it would be the top story on the news -- update them regularly anyway so they can stay a step ahead).

 

This is one reason there are zillions of SPAM out there. They don't know you have Chase. The flood the world with malicious emails for Chase, Wells Fargo, Edward Jones, etc. It's like throwing a million darts in the dark. Eventually the "Chase.com" dart with be thrown (email is opened) and hits the target (open Chase.com session).

Edited April 2, 2017 by ClaveMan

[andyross]

Many sites are moving to HTTPS for security, even if it's not 'banking'. It's to make it hard for ISP's, governments, and other nasties from spying on your data, or doing deep packet inspection.