Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

➟ Before entering your information on any site, look

for the site’s privacy policy. It should answer your

questions about how it treats personal information,

how it uses your information, whether it gives third

parties access to your information, how accurate the

information on its Web site is, what level of security

it implements, and so on. If you can’t easily find the

site’s privacy policy, go elsewhere!(See Figure 3-12.)

See Chapter 12 for more about identifying trusted

sites when shopping online and Chapter 14 for

advice about using healthcare related sites.

Figure 3-11

Indicates a trusted site Indicates to use caution

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