Using Credit Cards Online
January 14, 2006
How nervous are you when using your credit card online? According to a recent study, the majority of Americans are pretty confident that the security software available to them will protect them from credit card theft:
Online Shoppers More Confident In Web Buying
By Antone Gonsalves
TechWeb.com Thu Jan 12, 4:45 PM ETA large majority of online U.S. shoppers have some level of confidence that their security software protects them on the Web, a study released Thursday showed.
More than two out of three online adults surveyed by Harris Interactive reported that security concerns did not curtail their Web shopping, and 38 percent said they spent more online this year than last, said the Business Software Alliance, the industry trade group that commissioned the study.
Some consumers, however, were fearful of shopping on the Web. Fully 30 percent said security fears had made them shop less online or not at all during the last holiday season, BSA said. One in five online adults reported being “very concerned” or “extremely concerned” about Internet security during the season.
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