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I.T. Hints & Tips®™© |
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| Tips by Arthur O'Hara 9 Jan 2003 |
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Tips to Protect your privacy and avoid spam scams
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| 1. | Be wary of Norton branded software offers that come from a source not recognized as a legitimate reseller. | |||
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| 2. | Do not respond to suspicious spammed emails. A response only confirms the accuracy of your email address, and may result in even more messages filling up your In-box. | |||
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| 3. | If you are suspicious, do not click on the link asking to be taken off the sender's list, as the senders often use that as a ploy to confirm the recipient's address, resulting in even more spammed email. | |||
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| 4. | never submit your credit card details or other personal information to non-secure Web sites (there should be a locked padlock icon that appears in yellow, or in a yellow box, on the bottom bar of the order form Web browser). | |||
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| 5. | Use spam filtering or spam blocking software. | |||
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| 6. | Do not send your email address through chat rooms, instant message services or Internet bulletin boards and newsgroups. | |||
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| 7. | Report
suspicious online promotions of Symantec/Norton branded software by
e-mail to spamwatch@symantec.com. You may also connect with the local
contact of the Business Software Alliance (check the contacts list at
www.bsa.org) (http://www.bsa.org/ireland/). In the USA, you can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about a spam email that you have received. Visit the FTC online (https://rn.ftc.gov/) (File a Complaint Button) to file a complaint, or forward the spam email to the FTC (UCE@FTC.GOV) for investigation. |
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| 8. | If you are referred to an online store for Norton products, check www.symantec.com. A partial list of legitimate online partners is provided at http://www.symantecstore.com. | |||
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| 9. | Do not give out your primary email address for online registration or on e-commerce sites. Have another free email address to use more publicly. | |||
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| 10. | Do not forward chain email. This special type of email is considered spam. It is unsolicited, intrusive and may clog up email servers and slow down Internet traffic. | |||
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| Ad-aware | 11. | Switch off "Preview" on your e-mail management software. To preview an e-mail is to open it and this can send a signal back to the sender, so beware. | ||
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