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Digital Commerce. Scams, Identity Theft, and Viruses Kelly & Caitlin. Digital Commerce is commonly known as e-commerce, is the buying of product or service over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. . What is Digital Commerce?.
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Digital Commerce Scams, Identity Theft, and Viruses Kelly & Caitlin
Digital Commerce is commonly known as e-commerce, is the buying of product or service over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. What is Digital Commerce?
You should never sign up for anything or purchase anything online without first talking to an adult. • One sign that an adult can look for to help you determine if a website is secure is that the URL starts with HTTPS. HTTPS means HTTP Secure, and it uses cryptography to hide any information you send over the web through that site, so it can’t be stolen by hackers. Scams
If you share your financial information, identity thieves can use it to clean out your bank account or run up purchases on your credit card. • And if you share too much personal material on a personal webpage or social networking site, you could end up being harassed by Internet predators or other weirdos. Identity Theft
It is a program that reproduces itself automatically, computer viruses attach themselves to various programs or software, and use these files to copy themselves. • Also called malicious software or “malware”. • To protect your computer from virus you can buy special software programs that scan and “clean” out the files on their own computers. • Another way to prevent viruses is to not open e-mail from people you don’t know, or ask a parent for permission or help. Viruses
