Privacy Info Over The Internet

Freeware Vs. Shareware

The article states that there are alot of cheap and free softwares avaliable for download off of the internet. It talks that it is hard to not use the freeware and shareware, as it is always offered to you from the internet. But there are bad things about it too. You can get bad things from different things, so it is advised that you only use well known software with good reputations.

Electronic Commerce

When you buy something from a commercial website, you most likely have to use a credit card. This means that you are putting your credit card info and number over the internet. Now although alot of people do this, alot of people dont think it is safe. The thing is, hackers can steal your numbers and use them to buy things, at your own expense. Now although there are security locks on your credit numbers, hackers have been known to break through them. Now although Government and Buissnesses encourage online buying, consumers still hessitate at the threat of online hackers. Now people think the internet needs way more personal info than you do at an over the counter purchase. People fear their personal information will be re-used by someone else.

Privacy Threats On The Web

When you are on the internet, you may think that you are inknown, but there are a few ways that your information about you and your activities can be taken without your knowledge or your consent. This is due to a list of things like: Cookies, HTTP, Browsers, Search Engines, E-Mail, Downloading Freeware or Shareware, Electronic Commerce, Cryptography, Spam, and Relay Chat.

E-Mail, Cryptography, Spam, Internet Relay Chat

These are all ways hackers can steal your personal information. They can take things from your recent activities on the internet to your purchases, and even your credit card and social security number. They can place virises onto your computer which can seriously damage it. It can make it run slow, make programs not work properly, if at all, and can even cause your entire computer to crash. They can buy things in your name, at your expense. They can use your name to do illegal activities. In any which case, it is not good for you.