Safe Online Shopping Tips
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Now everyone can shopping online with ease. There are people who prefer to shop online because they do not bother and just wait till the goods arrive in the hands of the buyer. However, some hazards still threaten your online shopping activity.
Here are some tips you can use to shop online safely:
1. Complete your first computer with antivirus applications, firewall, antivirus updating and patching of your browser and operating system. Patching will help you to prevent malware infections and scam attacks.
2. Shop at the online store site that has a pretty good reputation, ask for recommendations from your friends who are online buying and selling.
3. Cautious with such amazing promo to 60% discount for your safety, just ignore the offer, because it typically holds a security risk. Although not all the promo deceptive.
4. Make sure the link is safe to transact with. That is, when making a transaction and ordering products on the website, make sure the website is using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), which became the standard for secure transactions. Note the 'https' or 'shttp' in front of the web address instead of 'http' when you enter the transaction process. Make sure the visible symbol of a key or padlock in your browser.
5. Beware with bidding via e-mail for immediate purchase. This language is sometimes so bombastic and very attractive. So we were negligent because they felt able to buy with prices so cheap.
6. Do not shop online at hotspot that is leaking. If you need to shop in public area - WiFi in public spaces, make sure your computer is protected with the optimum. You can take advantage of additional applications that can provide notification when you are in the hotspot area.
7. Make sure you select "Strict protection" because you certainly do not want anyone to grab your personal data when you fill in the data from the laptop, smartphone or tablet.
8. Use a Credit Card. Many sellers, both in the mall or online, would prefer debit cards than credit cards because of cheaper transaction costs. But for shopping at certain moments like a holiday, set to use a credit card because it is safer.
9. Request for detailed information. There are some malware can add a question in a form that you use when shopping online. Stay alert to the traps like this.
10. If you find too many questions that are not associated with your purchase, such as requesting a social security number, ID, just to complete the ordering flowers for example, then immediately stop the transaction and then do the anti-malware scanning.
11. Do not expect to make money just by answering the questions. There are several official websites that conduct surveys via the Internet such as consumer satisfaction surveys and service. It usually comes in the form of pop-ups. You can just close the pop-up and never give your personal data.
12. If you get a scam, then the document can be the initial data, so do not ignore your credit card statement.
Hopefully these tips are very meaningful to you, and you will be more wary of online stores that more and more in this internet world. Welcome to online shopping.
Here are some tips you can use to shop online safely:
1. Complete your first computer with antivirus applications, firewall, antivirus updating and patching of your browser and operating system. Patching will help you to prevent malware infections and scam attacks.
2. Shop at the online store site that has a pretty good reputation, ask for recommendations from your friends who are online buying and selling.
3. Cautious with such amazing promo to 60% discount for your safety, just ignore the offer, because it typically holds a security risk. Although not all the promo deceptive.
4. Make sure the link is safe to transact with. That is, when making a transaction and ordering products on the website, make sure the website is using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), which became the standard for secure transactions. Note the 'https' or 'shttp' in front of the web address instead of 'http' when you enter the transaction process. Make sure the visible symbol of a key or padlock in your browser.
5. Beware with bidding via e-mail for immediate purchase. This language is sometimes so bombastic and very attractive. So we were negligent because they felt able to buy with prices so cheap.
6. Do not shop online at hotspot that is leaking. If you need to shop in public area - WiFi in public spaces, make sure your computer is protected with the optimum. You can take advantage of additional applications that can provide notification when you are in the hotspot area.
7. Make sure you select "Strict protection" because you certainly do not want anyone to grab your personal data when you fill in the data from the laptop, smartphone or tablet.
9. Request for detailed information. There are some malware can add a question in a form that you use when shopping online. Stay alert to the traps like this.
10. If you find too many questions that are not associated with your purchase, such as requesting a social security number, ID, just to complete the ordering flowers for example, then immediately stop the transaction and then do the anti-malware scanning.
11. Do not expect to make money just by answering the questions. There are several official websites that conduct surveys via the Internet such as consumer satisfaction surveys and service. It usually comes in the form of pop-ups. You can just close the pop-up and never give your personal data.
12. If you get a scam, then the document can be the initial data, so do not ignore your credit card statement.
Hopefully these tips are very meaningful to you, and you will be more wary of online stores that more and more in this internet world. Welcome to online shopping.
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