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Protect
Your Financial Privacy Online
Ever
shudder a little as you type your credit card numbers into one of those online
forms to complete a purchase? If you are like most people, you are increasingly edgy
about how little control you have over your own data.
If
the prospect of your information floating from bank to marketer to beyond
concerns you, here are a few things you can do online to try to protect
yourself:
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Check
out the free online resources of the Electronic Privacy Information Center
at www.epic.org
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Read
online merchants’ privacy policies posted on most commercial websites
before submitting information.
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Tell
merchants you don’t want your information used. If you want to be excluded
from data sharing, make sure to ask.
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Configure
your browser. Both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator can be
configured to block all "cookies," those bits of software that can
track your surfing habits without your knowledge. Be warned, however, that
such blocking could also bar you from certain websites and disable many
other sites’ best customized options.
Take
precautions now to protect yourself from erosions of your financial privacy.
For more information about our information
technology services, call Claude Silverman at 504/486-7275 or
e-mail: csilverman@ericksenkrentel.com | 
