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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Site Safety



1. What online shopping site are you researching? Put the url here and the site name.

[Trusted] Fab - Daily Design Deals for Everyone! | http://fab.com
(Invite Only Deals)
[Unsafe] ...

2. Does this site use cookies to identify you as a return shopper? How do you know?
[Trusted] The site uses Basic HTTP Log in and Password Authentication, but it collects your cookies and IP to keep you logged in until you decide to log out.

3. Is the site secure? Identify the security measures that this site uses to keep your credit card and personal identity safe.


[Trusted] Fab uses Verisign to verify the site payments. This Web site can secure private information using a VeriSign SSL Certificate. Information exchanged with any address beginning with https is encrypted using SSL before transmission.
4. Does this site offer person to person payments? 

[Trusted] No, it only offers payment directly to Fab.com via Credit Card only.Verisign + BrainTree Credit Card security protect your credit card payments.

5. How can I verify that this site has not compromised individual's credit card or personal information?

[Trusted] Google Safe browsing and WoT (Web of Trust) both verify that the site is safe.

6. Identify 3 methods I can use to keep my credit card and personal data safe from hacking while shopping online(identify at least 1 from reading in the text)

[Trusted] Verisign, Paypal and Https are all ways you can tell that the Credit Card information is secure when buying online.

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