Golden rules for online shopping safety

Black Friday is the new December 8, according to An Garda Síochána, with more than 50% of people expected to shop online this Christmas.

Golden rules for online shopping safety
Wed, 22 Nov, 2017 - 00:00
Joyce Fegan

An Garda Síochána and Europol have issued 12 golden rules for safe online shopping ahead of Black Friday on November 24.

Some of these include shopping from trusted sites and checking that the URL of the website carries a padlock icon or the HTTPS application protocol.

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