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Old 11-23-2010, 10:14 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by JohnnyD View Post
Two things:
1) I use my CC online for all my purchases. If I'm purchasing from any vendor I don't 100% trust, I can receive a temporary CC# from my bank (Bank of America) and use that without worry. You can also set a maximum limit, so my purchase is going to be say $125 and I set the temp limit to $135.

2) CC#s are often stolen by keyloggers that are *installed on your own computer*. There are so many different ways keyloggers are getting on our computers now and it takes a combination of protection methods to protect against them. I suggest Kaspersky as a primary defense.

So its faster and safer to call. Most people are like me and have no clue wtf a keylogger is. Anything on a computer can be hacked. I'm not a paranoid freak about it or anything. I have used it online in the past with 0 problems. But like you said a keylogger can steal my cc# and I have no clue what one is and if I have one. Another thing is not understanding or trusting defense programs installed or wanting to install. They say your protected but then your computer crashes anyway.
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