Keeping Personal Information Safe Online

Before giving your information to anyone else online, ask your self one question. Am I doing the right thing? Can I trust that person. You know they say that your best friend could be your enemy so you might wanna think over again.

BBB suggests consumers get answers to the following questions when providing their information to any online shopping, social networking or location-based website to keep their personal information safe:

• What information is collected?  Will the site collect your demographic information if you provide it?  Will it track your habits and what pages you visit? 

• How is the information collected?  Will the website collect information automatically through tracking technology such as cookies, or only if you provide the information?  Websites use cookies to place small text files on your computer that may be used to track your purchases, the pages you visit, or the ads you click on.  This information can be sold to marketers. 

• How is the information used?  Will it be shared with a third-party advertiser?  Will other users have access to this information if they have an account with the same social media site?  Will your spending habits with an online shopping site be shared with advertisers? 

• Who will have access to the information?  Does the site share the consumer’s information with other sites online, other companies, or with affiliates within the same corporate family?
  What security measures are used to protect your personal information?  Security measures should be used to keep the user’s personal information, including login and password, safe. 

• Who is accountable for the privacy practices?  Are you comfortable with the website’s privacy policy?  Does the website privacy policy give you someone to contact with questions or concerns? 

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That is pretty much it Fox! Feel Free to comment as always!