How To Shop Online Safely With These 8 Methods

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2LOOK FOR THE PADLOCK

Any house without a lock is vulnerable to attacks. Never, ever buy anything online using your credit card from a site that doesn’t have SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption secured at the very list. It’s easy to know a site that has implemented the SSL encryption. Quickly type the URL of your proposed seller in Google’s address bar, hit the search button. If the websites open with an icon of a padlock, then HTTP”S”, then be rest assured that the website is secure. But if on the contrary, there’s no icon of a Padlock, then HTTP without the “S”, then walk away at once.

HTTPS is a standard now even for non-shopping sites. And any website that’s not in compliant with the standard is flagged up as insecure.