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Credit card holders and other web shoppers 'are protecting themselves more online'

Credit card holders who use their cards for online shopping and other web users are protecting themselves more against online fraud and other potential hazards, it has been reported.

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17 November 2009

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More people are using the internet for purchases using credit cards or other payment methods, Get Safe Online 2009 has reported.

According to the study, 70 per cent of Brits make purchases online, compared to 61 per cent in 2007.

Garreth Griffith, head of UK risk management at PayPal, commented that people are much more likely to employ safe practises online than in the past.

"People are protecting themselves more, protecting their machines more [and are] more likely to behave safer on the internet," he stated.

Mr Griffith was responding to the Get Safe Online 2009 report, which also revealed that only 15 per cent of those polled admitted to opening email attachments from an unknown source compared to 17 per cent in 2008 and 24 per cent in 2007.

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