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Why do i need to?
To any dishonest person on the Internet, for instance an identity thief, your personal information can provide instant access to your financial accounts, your credit record, and other assets.
If you think no one would be interested in your personal information, think again. The reality is that anyone can be a victim of identity theft. In fact, there are almost 10 million victims every year. It's often difficult to know how thieves obtained their victims' personal information, and while it definitely can happen offline, some cases start when online data is stolen.
Unfortunately, when it comes to crimes like identity theft, you can't entirely control whether you will become a victim. But following these tips can help minimize your risk while you're online:
- If you're asked for your personal information
- your name
- mail or home address
- telephone number
- bank account numbers
- National Insurance number
- If you have children, teach them to not give out your last name, your home address, or your phone number on the Internet.
- If you get an email or pop-up message asking for personal information, don't reply or click on the link in the message.
- The safest course of action is not to respond to requests for your personal or financial information.
- If you believe there may be a need for such information by a company with whom you have an account or placed an order, contact that company directly in a way you know to be genuine.
- In any case, don't send your personal information via email because email is not a secure transmission method.
- If you are shopping online, don't provide your personal or financial information through a company's website until you have checked for indicators that the site is secure, like a lock icon on the browser's status bar or a website URL that begins “https:” (the “s” stands for “secure”).
They should explain what personal information the website collects, how the information is used, and whether it is provided to third parties.
The privacy policy also should tell you whether you have the right to see what information the website has about you and what security measures the company takes to protect your information. If you don't see a privacy policy or if you can't understand it consider doing business elsewhere. - Know who you're dealing with. And know what you're getting into. There are dishonest people in the bricks and mortar world and on the Internet. But online, you can't judge an operator's trustworthiness with a gut-affirming look in the eye. It's remarkably simple for online scammers to impersonate a legitimate business, so you need to know whom you're dealing with. If you're shopping online, check out the seller before you buy. A legitimate business or individual seller should give you a physical address and a working telephone number at which they can be contacted in case you have problems.
Linx Data Ltd. do not sell computers or computer peripherals, however as we are regularly asked by our clients and others what laptops, home or office computers are the best value for money.
Linx Data Ltd. Recommend Dell computers.
Linx Data Ltd. Recommend Dell computers.
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