Don’t Be A Cyber Sissy – Shopping Online Is Safe – OR – Is It?

You would like to be able to go online and do some shopping, but with all the talk about identity theft you’re not sure if it’s safe to go shopping online. If you follow a few simple and common sense rules then it is safe to shop online.

Only shop with reputable or familiar, brand-name company that you have heard of or if they have a Better Business Bureau link go ahead and check that out to see if they have had any complaints because the BBB reports both good and bad comments.

There are several signs you need to look for when shopping online. These are signs or symbols that show that the business your shopping with are legitimate and care enough to associate with the best the websites and Internet has to offer.

Shopping online is a lot safer than it used to be because merchants are now using a hack proof server or they should be. This is one of the signs you need to be looking for when you go shopping online. It’s a hack proof sign or something that says “hack proof.”

Another sign to be on the lookout for is the verification sign or a “veri-check” sign. This label or insignia signifies that this merchant is a member of a secure online credit source. This means that your online credit is secure with this company and they backed that up with a guarantee by using the symbol. If anything should happen to your credit card information that is proven to be their faults, they will take responsibility for it, however when you see that sign it is a safe to go ahead and shop with this online store because they are secure.

Looking at your browser’s Web address and see if there is not a little lock like a padlock in the upper right-hand corner or at the end of the address. This padlock will signify that it is a secured location and that no one else will be able to get to your information but you. This is usually a password-protected webpage that you have created yourself and if you do not share the password then you know you are safe because it is your own special webpage with that company. And if no one else has the password, sometimes not even the company itself, they make you come up with a new password if you forget yours, you know you are safe.

Make sure when you’re shopping online you always have your firewall and other safety options operational on your Internet browser because this is one of the way hackers can get to your valuable and secure information.

Finally, there should be no reason to give out your bank information more than one time if you’re returning to a secure site for a second or third shopping trip. Because a secure site will hold your information for your return visits, it will show your card ending in the last four digits and the type of credit card you paid with on your last visit to the online store. If you are asked to give your credit card information again you might be a little suspicious and check into that by calling the online store, there should be a number available for questioning.

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