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Nowadays, cyber crime activities are on the rise and become a serious threat. Everyday we might receive uncountable phishing emails from online fraudsters. We should take action to prevent before we become one of the victims of cybercrime. The following steps are simple explanations to protect your privacy when you are using Internet.
Step 1: Read through website privacy policy
Before you fill in your name, email address and other personal information into a website, read clearly the content of the website privacy policy. This policy should state how the information will be used and whether or not the information will be give to other organizations. Some companies may share your information with partner vendors who offer products or options to subscribe to particular mailing lists. You might be added into the mailing lists and receive unwanted spam emails. If you cannot find a privacy policy on a website, try to contact the company to require about the policy before you submit your personal information, or find another website. Remember review the privacy policy regularly because it may change by the company.
Step 2: Confirm that your information is being encrypted
To protect your personal information steal by online fraudsters, any information that submit online should encrypt so that only can read by the appropriate recipient. How to confirm the information that we submit has been encrypt? Many website use SSL which is secure sockets layer to encrypt information. A website that using secure sockets layer to encrypt information will include a URL that begins with "https:" instead of "http:" , https is a secure protocol and often used for payment transactions. For example, CIMB online banking is using https for CIMB Bank secure e-pay, https://www.cimbsecuree-pay.com.my/
Step 3: Avoid submit credit card information online
Certain websites may require you to provide your credit card information. It may give the chances to online fraudsters to steal your credit card information during the submission process. So, don't simply give out your credit card information.
Step 4: Avoid website remember your password
Avoid allow a website to remember your password because if your password being stored, your profile and any account information you have provided on that website can easily access by online fraudsters. Always evaluate and customize your privacy settings on websites used for social networking because other might grab your information from social networking sites and misuse your personal information for certain purposes.
Except that, we should clearly know about what kinds of Malaysian cyber law can protect personal privacy. For instance, MCMC Act which is Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Act 1998 can control the accuracy of the content publish online, broadcast and other media. On the other hand, Computer Crime Act 1997 used to against the misuses computers and computer criminal activites. The new cyber law which enforce on Oct 2009 is Personal Data Protection Act is aimed to be safeguard to every Individual Internet user's private data and prevent Internet users misuse one's private data. As Internet users, we should gain more Malaysian cyber law knowledge to protect our own personal privacy.
References:
1. LawEddie.com, Current Cyber Laws in Malaysia, by Eddie Law
Retrieved on 11th March 2010
URL: http://www.laweddie.com/wordpress/current-cyber-laws-in-malaysia/
2. instantssl.com, Https: What is it and how does it works, by instantssl.com
Retrieved on 11th March 2010
URL: http://instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/https.html
Nowadays, cyber crime activities are on the rise and become a serious threat. Everyday we might receive uncountable phishing emails from online fraudsters. We should take action to prevent before we become one of the victims of cybercrime. The following steps are simple explanations to protect your privacy when you are using Internet.
Step 1: Read through website privacy policy
Before you fill in your name, email address and other personal information into a website, read clearly the content of the website privacy policy. This policy should state how the information will be used and whether or not the information will be give to other organizations. Some companies may share your information with partner vendors who offer products or options to subscribe to particular mailing lists. You might be added into the mailing lists and receive unwanted spam emails. If you cannot find a privacy policy on a website, try to contact the company to require about the policy before you submit your personal information, or find another website. Remember review the privacy policy regularly because it may change by the company.
Step 2: Confirm that your information is being encrypted
To protect your personal information steal by online fraudsters, any information that submit online should encrypt so that only can read by the appropriate recipient. How to confirm the information that we submit has been encrypt? Many website use SSL which is secure sockets layer to encrypt information. A website that using secure sockets layer to encrypt information will include a URL that begins with "https:" instead of "http:" , https is a secure protocol and often used for payment transactions. For example, CIMB online banking is using https for CIMB Bank secure e-pay, https://www.cimbsecuree-pay.com.my/
Step 3: Avoid submit credit card information online
Certain websites may require you to provide your credit card information. It may give the chances to online fraudsters to steal your credit card information during the submission process. So, don't simply give out your credit card information.
Step 4: Avoid website remember your password
Avoid allow a website to remember your password because if your password being stored, your profile and any account information you have provided on that website can easily access by online fraudsters. Always evaluate and customize your privacy settings on websites used for social networking because other might grab your information from social networking sites and misuse your personal information for certain purposes.
Except that, we should clearly know about what kinds of Malaysian cyber law can protect personal privacy. For instance, MCMC Act which is Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Act 1998 can control the accuracy of the content publish online, broadcast and other media. On the other hand, Computer Crime Act 1997 used to against the misuses computers and computer criminal activites. The new cyber law which enforce on Oct 2009 is Personal Data Protection Act is aimed to be safeguard to every Individual Internet user's private data and prevent Internet users misuse one's private data. As Internet users, we should gain more Malaysian cyber law knowledge to protect our own personal privacy.
References:
1. LawEddie.com, Current Cyber Laws in Malaysia, by Eddie Law
Retrieved on 11th March 2010
URL: http://www.laweddie.com/wordpress/current-cyber-laws-in-malaysia/
2. instantssl.com, Https: What is it and how does it works, by instantssl.com
Retrieved on 11th March 2010
URL: http://instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/https.html
