beside your computer protection, Anti Virus/adware/spyware and other pests, Firewall, encryption etc...
you just have to trust your vendor and your instink...
Let's say that you are staying in a hotel that offers a general wireless unsecured connection. That you want to place an order with an online merchant that has the encryption where the lock icon is showing on the lower part of the browser window. Does that mean that the purchase would made would be secure, in the terms that only you and the vendor would see the credit card information?
Thank you,
Jim

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