Online shopping, for or against?
Today, customers can buy a lot of items on the internet.
E-commerce startups supply varieties of their products online such as books, appliances, clothing, appliances, software, etc.
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In spite of the various benefits that online shopping can offer, there are still many consumers who are afraid to make purchases on the web and what in particular, because of several drawbacks of the latter.
Among the drawbacks, we can essentially focus on consumer insecurity.
the investments in cybersecurity are increasing and increasing from year to year year. This is because of the growing number of threats to the entire internet-eds. Governments, businesses or individuals, all of which Spend. Far from ignoring this real problem, e-commerce is bound to a extreme caution.
To justify the last point, the processing of online transactions frequently requires the sending of sensitive data on consumers, who have the right to be protected and online customers are now more aware of the importance of their security and even require guarantees to do so. Unfortunately, some online shops fail in this direction and even go so far as to violate even the rights of users. In other words, online shopping has the defect of increasingly exposed customers to attacks. However, it is important to ban online shopping for safety reasons. Should we no longer buy on the internet because we risk being hacked?
this attitude it must be admitted is radical or unpro constructive. There are risks everywhere. However, there are also methods of preservation, safety for consumers.
How do you secure your online shopping?
The Directorate General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Enforcement in short "DGCCRF" in France has published a set of processes that consumers must comply with to make their online purchase safer. We'll share them:
1- Ensure the reliability of the seller before any transaction.
for ensure the reliability of the site on which you want to buy a product, the DGCCRF advises to enter the name of the site concerned or the product you want, on a search engine, associating with the word "scam." You will be able to check if other consumers have ever had bad experiments with the target site.
he it is also recommended to choose a national site, i.e. nationality is from your country, or European, in order to guarantee you certain rights such as the right to withdraw.
by Elsewhere, websites have an obligation to publish legal mentions on their platforms, you would be able to verify the name headquarters, address, contacts, etc.
2– Beware of overly tempting offers
Sometimes they hide scams. Check the proposed description carefully, especially you don't have to be happy with the photo.
3- Check the site's security at time to pay
at when to make the payment, make sure that the site on which you are in paying train is secure. You're sure the page is secure when the url of the "http://" page becomes "https://" with the addition of "Secure."
the "DGCCRF" points out that the seller will confirm that your page is secured in a dialogue tab before transactions begin.
for more security during payment, it is also advisable to opt for a double-precaution with your bank to carry out your purchase. This will be to confirm your purchase through a code received by email or SMS.
the National Commission for Informatics and Freedoms also advises reforesting some software and web browsers save your contact information banks so that they no longer have to retype them. These terminals do not guarantee secure banking data in a secure manner.
So online shopping is almost inherent in our habits. It will be difficult for us to get rid of it. Also. Provisions on our side are essential.
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