Study: Online Privacy Concerns Increase

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With all the high profile security breaches and companies losing costumer information over the last year, it’s no wonder people are reluctant to shop online.

Sixty-one percent of adult Americans said they were very or extremely concerned about the privacy of personal information when buying online, an increase from 47 percent in 2006. Before last year, that figure had largely been dropping since 2001. People who do not shop online tend to be more worried, as are newer Internet users, regardless of whether they buy things on the Internet, according to the survey
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It would be much easier to just stand next to someone in line at a B&M store and look at their credit card number.

If people are so concerned about privacy, they need to stop putting their entire lives on myspace and facebook. :p
 
I agree, with camera phones everywhere someone could take a quick shot of your credit card in public easier than they could steal your info online. Guess that's why I usually cover my number when i can when i hold it, but then I see people just leave theirs out on the counter and I shake my head. Though I've ordered tons of stuff online over the years with no issues.
 
Speedyrulz said:
I agree, with camera phones everywhere someone could take a quick shot of your credit card in public easier than they could steal your info online. Guess that's why I usually cover my number when i can when i hold it, but then I see people just leave theirs out on the counter and I shake my head. Though I've ordered tons of stuff online over the years with no issues.
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Hmm whats easier for theives... taking photos of people's credit card number, SSN, and ID while standing in line and not trying to get caught, or hacking into a poorly secured site thats not encrypted where they can retrieve all of this information in seconds from 1000+ people.
 
Seeing as most criminals are retards, it would be much easier for them to steal anything physical than to go online, learn about hacking, look for websites, etc.

Most people who know nothing about computers and the internet are scared of buying things online...but none of them are afraid to hand their credit card to random people in restaurants and other places. What's harder? Taking a picture of a credit card you have in your hand, writing down the number or hacking a website? You're more secure online than in the real world and in both places "anything can happen".
 
Big D. said:
Seeing as most criminals are retards, it would be much easier for them to steal anything physical than to go online, learn about hacking, look for websites, etc.

Most people who know nothing about computers and the internet are scared of buying things online...but none of them are afraid to hand their credit card to random people in restaurants and other places. What's harder? Taking a picture of a credit card you have in your hand, writing down the number or hacking a website? You're more secure online than in the real world and in both places "anything can happen".
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They need more than your physical credit card to do a lot of harm though. They need your address and SSN.
 
That's untrue for the most part. My boss got his credit card info stolen last Black Friday. Someone charged up $20,000 worth of stuff at Best Buy and $5000 at Macy's. The guy just looked at his credit card when the cashier at another store and he memorized the card number. Then he crafted a 'fake' credit card from a blank template, pressed the numbers into it, and used the magnetic programming tool to make it seem legit. My boss cancelled the card and they actually found the guy who did it because he used his own Best Buy Rewards Card on the purchase. :p But anyway, most thieves do their business in the real world because it is much easier on them and it leaves less of a paper trail. Everything online is recorded and your steps can be traced down easily. In the real world they feel they have more a fighting chance than in the virtual world.
 
weeee no edit button.

The guy just looked at his credit card when the cashier at another store and he memorized the card number.
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The guy just looked at his credit card when the cashier at another store set his card on the counter for a second or two, and the criminal memorized the card number.
 
That's correct. I use my debit and credit card for everything as I don't carry cash with me anymore. I would say maybe 90% of the places I go to everyday, all they do is swipe my card. Nothing else. No ID, No SSN, no nothing.

Credit cards are too easy to steal in large cities (Chicago here) where speed is required when it comes to purchasing.
 
Azhar said:
That's correct. I use my debit and credit card for everything as I don't carry cash with me anymore. I would say maybe 90% of the places I go to everyday, all they do is swipe my card. Nothing else. No ID, No SSN, no nothing.

Credit cards are too easy to steal in large cities (Chicago here) where speed is required when it comes to purchasing.
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And if you do have fraudulent charges made on it (CC), you can have them removed and not have to pay for it.

If someone gets all of your information they can completely destroy your credit with identity theft.
 
Aye, I'm aware. I'm also very vigilant of my bank account. It's an online account and I check it daily. So far so good. :)

Someone tried to scam me Christmas, but after 3 weeks of not getting my merchandise and not getting replies from the guy, I filed a dispute with PayPal, and sure enough, the guy replied instantly. It was as if he's hoping people aren't aware of the dispute mechanism of PayPal.
 
For a second here I thought this was going to be another quip at the government removing our privacy...

Either way, our government apparently made it not the fault of the companies who computers get hacked when our lives get ruined, so maybe it's the same thing :)
 
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