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breasons

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Just how safe is it to give out credit card infomation on the internet.Is there any
software to help protect this info.Now I have Trend Micro Internet Security.Thankfull for any info on this matter.
 
Well I can tell you one thing, when you give out credit card infomation on the internet you have to be VERY careful because sometimes the page ins't encrypted. And if the page isn't encrypted, chances are someone can easilly find out the information. To find out if the page is encrypted, look in the address bar and make sure it is says "https". If it says that, then you are safe. If it doesn't, you are talking a BIG risk. If you want to know what kind of encryption is being used(64,128 bit) etc... just go on the page and do this:
"Right click" and select "View page info". The go to "Security and it says right there. That is if you are using Firefox. If you are using Internet Explorer, do "Right click" and select "Properties" and it says right there on "Connection". I hope this helps.
 
Atop of what has already been said, if you stick to the bigger stores, you'll be less likely to have complications :) If you really want to be careful, get a low-limit credit card just for online purposes
 
Also make sure you have a protection program which will give you back the cash if there is a scammer...

A lot of the larger credit cards do this.
 
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