Keep Safe As You Shop Online
Nov 18th, 2009 | By Amanda Johnson | Isle of Wight News From The Island PulseIn the next few weeks millions of us will be shopping online for our Christmas presents. Not only is it a convenient way to shop, it also offers more choice and you can often save money.
A video (watch below) has been launched by Ofcom, setting out steps consumers can take and things they should look out for when shopping online this Christmas.
The video (below) forms part of Ofcom’s support for Get Safe Online week (16th-20th November), an annual event to raise awareness of internet safety issues. Consumers never fear, online shopping is safe and secure so long as you take a few simple steps first.
Get Safe Online states:
The internet is great. People like to email, chat and have fun online. We also use it to buy and sell things, do our taxes or bank online. The problem is online criminals. To make money, they want to hijack your PC, rip you off and steal your identity. Prevention is better than cure and GetSafeOnline.org can help.
This is just a high-level overview, but the website has detailed advice that will explain it all. Visit www.getsafeonline.org
