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1. <\/em> Make sure you PC is secured with AntiVirus, Malware, & Spyware Protection Software.<\/em><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 AntiVirus \u2013 Sophos from Neptune, AVG (Free Product\/Pay)<\/p>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Malware \u2013 Malware Bytes AntiMalware (Free)<\/p>\n c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spyware \u2013 Spybot S&D (Free)<\/p>\n d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All-In-One \u2013 Norton Internet Security<\/p>\n 2. <\/em>Shop with Reputable Merchants<\/em><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amazon.com, BestBuy, Wal-Mart, etc.<\/p>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cBigger names, Mean Bigger Protection\u201d<\/p>\n 3. <\/em>Pay with a Credit Card not a Debit or Bank Card<\/em><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Most CC providers offer more protection against theft and loss than bank card providers.<\/p>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Check Credit Card Statements regularly online.<\/p>\n 4. <\/em>Be sure to take into account the real price of item.<\/em><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shipping, handling, taxes, etc.<\/p>\n 5. <\/em>Only shop from a personally owned computer, not a shared computer.<\/em><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Key loggers can be installed to capture key strokes on community\/public computers.<\/p>\n 6. <\/em>Only shop at secure encrypted sites.<\/em><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HTTPS:\/\/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SSL Encrypted Sites<\/p>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cLook for the Lock\u201d<\/p>\n 7. <\/em>Never give your Social Security Number for a shopping transaction.\u00a0 It is not required.<\/em><\/p>\n 8. <\/em>Use strong passwords for all online accounts you create.<\/em><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8+ Characters<\/p>\n b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Combination of Letters, Numbers, & Special Characters (#, !, %, $, etc).<\/p>\n 9. <\/em>Secure your home Wireless Network.<\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n 10. <\/em>Keep detailed records of all online transactions.<\/em><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ship dates, tracking numbers, confirmation numbers, printed receipts, etc.<\/p>\n 11. <\/em>Don\u2019t shop from your Smartphone \u2013 These cannot be secured as much as a PC.<\/em><\/p>\n a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Blackberry, iPhone, Palm<\/p>\n 12. <\/em>Don\u2019t click on random pop-up ads while shopping online.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 12 Tips for Smart and Safe Online Shopping<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[43,42],"class_list":["post-108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computer-help","tag-online-shopping","tag-tips-for-online-shopping"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tallhorse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tallhorse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tallhorse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tallhorse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tallhorse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.tallhorse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111,"href":"https:\/\/www.tallhorse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tallhorse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tallhorse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tallhorse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}