Chicony Electronics Co Ltd KG-1421 Manual Do Utilizador

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Internet and online security - 85
of your online accounts, one of the first steps you can take is to 
change your password. 
Protect your personal information
Exercise caution when sharing personal information such as your 
name, home address, phone number, and email address online. To 
take advantage of many online services, you will inevitably have to 
provide personal information in order to handle billing and shipping of 
purchased goods. Since not divulging any personal information is 
rarely possible, the following list contains some advice for how to 
share personal information safely online: 
• Keep an eye out for phony email messages. Things that indicate 
a message may be fraudulent are misspellings, poor grammar, odd 
phrasing, Web site addresses with strange extensions, Web site 
addresses that are entirely numbers where there are normally 
words, and anything else out of the ordinary. Additionally, phishing 
messages will often tell you that you have to act quickly to keep your 
account open, update your security, or urge you to provide 
information immediately or else something bad will happen. Don't 
take the bait. 
• Don't respond to email messages that ask for personal 
information. Legitimate companies will not use email messages to 
ask for your personal information. When in doubt, contact the 
company by phone or by typing in the company Web address into 
your Web browser. Don't click on the links in these messages as 
they make take you to fraudulent, malicious Web sites. 
• Steer clear of fraudulent Web sites used to steal personal 
information. When visiting a Web site, type the address (URL) 
directly into the Web browser rather than following a link within an 
email or instant message. Fraudsters often forge these links to 
make them look convincing. 
 
A shopping, banking or any other Web site where sensitive 
information should have an "S" after the letters "http" (i.e. https://
www.yourbank.com
 not http://www.yourbank.com). The "s" stands 
for secure and should appear when you are in an area requesting 
you to login or provide other sensitive data. Another sign that you 
have a secure connection is the small lock icon in the bottom of your 
web browser (usually the right-hand corner).