Our sister company, Identity Theft 911, puts out a terrific newsletter covering current events in areas of identity theft, privacy, and data security. In this month's issue, there are some great tips for protecting yourself while shopping online. One important card-related tip:
Use credit cards for online purchases, not debit
cards. That’s because debit cards automatically
deduct money from your bank account. Try to use
cards with low credit limits to minimize the damage
in case someone steals your information to take over
the account. Or, use a “one-time” credit card number
from payment processors such as PayPal.
Read the rest in "The Holiday Give-and-Take", Identity Theft 911's Nov/Dec newsletter (.pdf file).