news.com
In aims to stop phishers from targeting eBay and Paypal users, eBay has taken three steps to "plug the holes in the system". First, in collaboration with Microsoft, eBay has made a 'blacklist' of fake sites that can now be detected by Internet Explorer. While these sites may look legitimate, they are designed specifically to steal customers' personal information.
Second, the company is digitally signing and encrypting all emails sent from eBay and Paypal, as well as encouraging email providers to filter out emails without this 'domain name signiture'. They have also made available a Paypal key fob which provides additional security with user passwords. eBay intends to uphold the trust with its customers by implementing these three solutions, as well as continuing to improve the system.
With identity theft and online privacy amongst the current Internet concerns, it seems like eBay is trying to maintain a secure system. I have used eBay in the past and trust the company and Paypal, and it is important that they maintain their customer-client relationship. They provide a unique service with the means to exchange pretty much anything, as long as someone is willing to buy, and are responsible for eliminating any security breaches. The way things are going these days, however, I think the safest thing for online shoppers to do is not rely on the company, but themselves. Some banks offer separate checking accounts where money can be transferred through online banking as necessary, which I think is the best option right now. Even if the companies fail and you are using an insecure or fake site, you would only loose the money for that purchase and all of your personal information, other than your name and address, is maintained.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
It is unfortunate but I have to agree that customers can only trust themselves. Although its nice to see ebay, the epitome of online shopping, making strides to protect consumers.
Post a Comment