Amazon's pretty much the best online retailer and a leader in best practices.
But, on a side note, these days, about 99% of online retailers are safe. I work in e-commerce and if you don't have up-to-date security and happy customers, you can't keep your business going. Most e-commerce sites pay through the nose to make sure their customers are protected.
As far as security of payment in general, most credit card numbers are swiped the old-fashioned way (writing them down) by disgruntled employees. Or the new high-tech way by hacking in out-of-date POS machines (cash registers) at stores by wirelessly connecting while sitting in the parking lot. This is mostly done by the Russian mob.
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Date: 2008-11-29 08:21 pm (UTC)But, on a side note, these days, about 99% of online retailers are safe. I work in e-commerce and if you don't have up-to-date security and happy customers, you can't keep your business going. Most e-commerce sites pay through the nose to make sure their customers are protected.
As far as security of payment in general, most credit card numbers are swiped the old-fashioned way (writing them down) by disgruntled employees. Or the new high-tech way by hacking in out-of-date POS machines (cash registers) at stores by wirelessly connecting while sitting in the parking lot. This is mostly done by the Russian mob.