Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

getting appropriate value in return and understand

how the information will be used (will it be resold to

others?) before providing your information.

Make Online Purchases

Although every site is slightly different, making a purchase online

usually involves these steps:

1. Browse the site using links or their search feature until you
   find an item you want to buy.

2.Click the button called something like Buyor Add to Cart

or Add to Shopping Bag.(See Figure 12-5.) Some sites

have shopping carts, some shopping bags, some checkout

carts or shopping baskets — but they fulfill the same func-

tion, and it’s pretty easy to figure out where to put your

purchases.

Figure 12-5

Click this button to make a purchase

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Chapter 12: Shop ’Til You Drop... But Safely