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Always Put Privacy and Security Before Convenience
Remember the quote from Scott MacNealy? It is tempting to store credit card and
password information on your hard drive or let a site retain your credit card number
or log you in automatically. I highly recommend you eschew these conveniences and
force yourself to enter sensitive information every time you need to use it and
only when it is absolutely necessary. Do not volunteer information about yourself
and only fill in the required boxes on forms. An enterprising thief can break into your
computer, steal the contents of it, and get out without your ever knowing he was
there. Also, if you don't store credit card information at websites, that data won't be
sitting in a database potentially waiting to be stolen. Every time you do something
new or different on the Internet or your computer, ask yourself if it could potentially
compromise your privacy or security, then decide if the benefits outweigh the risks
before proceeding.
"Law #1: Ifa bad guy can persuade you to run his program on your
computer, it's not your computer anymore."
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