It is safe to give your personal information in the Internet if they ask,if you buy stuff.?

Answer 1

it depends on how well security wise you have your computer set up
and how well know the company is your dealing with
if they do not have a street address and a phone number where you cann call them to talk to a live human being and a fax number.. then don't buy
always use a credit card.. it's easy to get charges reveresed if it's a bogus site.

major sites like Amazon, Newegg, ect are safe ( just make sure it's the RIGHT web site and not some redirected fake website / URL.. you can always do a WHOIS on the IP to see if it's valid ). No web site will ask for social security number, just name, address , phone and credit card number ( the basics if you were to order by catalog ), some like Crutchfeild.com will call you to verify. Most will only ship to credit card billing address.

get the following, all are free for a safe surfing experience,
install in SAFE mode with networking ( hit F-8 at boot time ), run them all in SAFE mode
with networking as you'll need it for the updates all the programs below will need.


ANTI VIRAL

AVG (free) http://free.grisoft.com/


FIREWALL

ZoneAlarm http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

WEB BROWSER - http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox

EMAIL use thunderbird. It has a good built in spam filter and learns when you teach it. http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird

SPYWARE

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html


and if you have a wireless router follow these tips,


1. Use WPA encryption (WPA-PSK) it's less crackable then WEP.

2. Make a passphrase that is upper & lower case and has some numbers thrown in there as well, again harder to crack.
some like mAkE1t5eCurE0rel53 and as long as possible.

3. Use MAC access control so only you or authorized PC's can connect (even if you do have encryption turned on)

4. Turn off DHCP use static addresses.

5. Turn off SSID (and change it) unless your card really needs it (some do)

6. Change username/password of access unit front end

7. Ensure you have the usual firewall enabled on your PC.

8. Paranoia rules, turn WLAN off if your not using it :)


one last tip
control panel---administrator tools--services--messenger

right clik on it
stop the service
then disable it
save changes

Answer 2

your personal information will end up being sold to another company and you'll end up with a lot of spam. Be very careful what you sign up for in the near future.

Answer 3

I have made quite a few online purchases over the years and haven't yet had a problem just be equally or more cautious than you would be in regular life.

Answer 4

If it's a secure site, sure. I shop online all the time. I've never had a problem. Stick with sites that you are familiar with and that have good reputations.

Answer 5

I have bought many things over the internet.

The only tip I would advise is setting up a "spam" email account. Set up a free email account with yahoo or whoever and use that email account when you register with paypal, ebay and the like. That way if any spam gets attached to that account it won't invade your regular account.

Good Luck

Answer 6

always shop on secure site....
where ur transaction are in safe hand...
look for ssl site only

Answer 7

no never do that and especially if your a woman...protect yourself..i have seen those writings on the bathroom walls..horrible