Re: Safe to make credit card purchases over the web?

From: Bill Unruh (unruh_at_string.physics.ubc.ca)
Date: 03/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:06:49 +0000 (UTC)

"Martin C" <MartinC@invalid.com> writes:

]All I can say to you is make sure that the site from which you are buying
]goods is on a secure site (ie it has the padlock icon present in the bottom
]right of the browser if using IE). I would personally never buy goods if it
]is an insecure link.
]It is probably more secure than buying something an giving your card number
]over the phone - which some people do.
]Have you ever been to a restaurant and paid by card. They nearly always take
]the card away. What are they doing with it? Are you sure?

While this is true, the web gives billions more people access to your
info than does a restaraunt or the phone. The chances of there being
someone in those billions with the knowledge and predeliction for using
your data is far higher than in your typical restaraunt.

]Nothing is really safe in this world, but in general it is relatively safe
]to buy things over the net via a secure site. If there is any credit card
]fraud, you are usually covered by the card company (except for the first
]£50, but they usually waive that as well).

]As far as identity theft is concerned, the most important thing to keep
]secure is your National Insurance number. If that is stollen, your life as
]you know it can effectively end.

]Hope this helps.

]Martin

]"Fred Ma" <fma@doe.carleton.ca> wrote in message
]news:4068FA00.91F30F13@doe.carleton.ca...
]> Hi,
]>
]> In this day and age of identity theft and credit
]> card fraud, is it safe to make credit card purchases
]> over the web? Even if the organization you're paying
]> is well established and has a "secure" website? Is
]> it any safer than purchasing in person? Even in
]> person, your credit card info gets recorded somewhere,
]> so I wonder if it really is any safer.
]>
]> F.

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