Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Security and Privacy for Non-Techies

© Carey Parker 2023

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10. Protect the Market and Town Square

Carey Parker¹  

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North Carolina, NC, USA

 

We’ve talked about how to surf the Web safely and covered the basics of digital communications. Now we need to cover a few other related topics that have to do with your online behavior in general. We’ll cover online banking and shopping, social media, cloud storage services, and just commonsense tips for living in the digital age.

Banking and Shopping Online

Online commerce was already popular before the pandemic, but once we were all staying home for months at a time, online banking and shopping transactions became the norm.

Credit vs. Debit Cards

As we discussed in previous ...