Although Internet business accounts for billions and billions of retail dollars annually, online companies are still not happy with how many people are not buying their products online. In large part, their disappointment is due to the perceived risks and …[Continue]
Need to Know: Keeping Your Financial Info Safe on the Internet
The Internet has introduced the world to a new and highly convenient way to bring consumers and retailers together. Internet shopping is a livelihood for millions of Internet retailers and a lifestyle for many consumers. Yet Internet retailers are not …[Continue]
Websites’ Latest Security Measures for the Consumer
Websites should be doing all that they can to ensure that the information that they request from their customers is kept safe and confidential. It is in the Internet retailer’s best interest to ensure that their customers feel secure about …[Continue]
How Safe Is Your Credit Card Online?
We have all heard stories about the lengths that credit card companies will go to in order to get more customers. There are purchasing rewards, low introductory rates and payment plans. Underage children have even been offered credit cards. But …[Continue]
Need To Know: Parents and MySpace Safety
MySpace defined MySpace is a website that teens and young adults frequently visit and post information about themselves and their friends on. Most teens say that they use MySpace only to keep in touch with their group of friends. However, …[Continue]
Talking Safety with Your Child About MySpace
Some children are going to be more receptive about your desires to protect them than are others. Children may not fully understand that there is danger in giving someone your full name, for example or that meeting someone that you …[Continue]
Keeping Your Child Safe From Predators on MySpace
Sadly, our children are faced with many dangers that simply did not exist when we were younger. The Internet is a wonderful tool that adds convenience, information and recreation for many people, however, with the good there is an amount …[Continue]
Securing Sites for Your Students
Some Internet sites are “secure”. That means that information sent to and from those sites cannot be accessed by anyone else. The server sends a security “certificate” to the browser when the user logs onto a secure site. Upon leaving …[Continue]
