How to Shop Safely on the Internet

HISTORY

The Internet has its origin in 1969, when a project developed by the US Department of Defense was developed into ARPANET.The basic idea of ARPANET was to create a secure network able to work even if major sections of this network were attacked or failed. From its first stages, the Internet was conceived as a robust environment.

In the beginning, the ARPANET was integrated only by University and Government computers, and the programs and applications used in this network were as simple as: e-mail, news groups and remote connection with other computers. In 1971, the network members were about two dozen sites, and they had started to exchange information not related only to ARPANET, but the network started to grow as a very important tool for research and collaboration among university and government sites.

Around 1988 the ARPANET had grown to more than 88,000 computers. There was a worm created by a student of Cornell University that affected and blocked 10% of the computers, so many of the members decided to get out of the ARPANET system, developing new organisations and groups of members, trying to survive out of the ARPANET original network.

1989 is the year when the Internet was born officially, and moved from a government project to a free and public operational network. By that time, the network had more than 100,000 members.

TODAY

From the early years to date, the Internet has evolved and become a safer environment. Little by little, there have been more and more programs and applications made exclusively to improve and provide security to all transactions and private operations performed through the net.

Shopping on the Internet can be very important in terms of saving time and money. You can purchase from the comfort of your house, wearing your pajamas and sleepers, but on the other side, there are many people scared of the safety of online transactions.

The good news is that if you follow a few tips you can have a safe and happy shopping experience over the internet.

These are our simple tips for a safe online shopping


1. You should always shop only from well known and trusted websites.


2. It is a good idea to do a simple research on Google.com about the online store you want to visit.

3. Check the privacy policy of every site before giving in any details of your financial resources.


4. Always use a credit card so your transactions are routed through the company after doing all necessary checks of authentication.


5. keep a record of every transaction that you have done online so that if you find any discrepancies in the statement you receive, an immediate identification will be possible.


6. Most sites have a security symbol stating that the information you enter is only viewable by the vendor. Look for security signs such as a locked key in the browser, the address line on top of your browser is highlighted in light yellow color, https:// at the beginning of the website address (this means the website transaction is 100% safe and protected by SSL (Secure Socket Layers), a special way of encryption used to transmit your information.


7. Never let someone else shop on behalf of you.


8. Check the return policy before you submit an order.


Following these simple security tips should make your shopping experience succesful and rewarding. In these times we live we should take full advantage of all the comfort that the Internet shopping provides us with.


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