Yahoo Security
Is Yahoo! Shopping secure? Yes
Yahoo! Shopping uses secure servers to protect your personal
information, including your name, address, and credit card
information. We use the Stronghold secure server, currently
the second-best selling secure server software and, in our
opinion, the best product technically. It supports
industry-standard 128-bit SSL encryption.
When you enter your credit card number into the order
form, it's transmitted across the Internet in an
encrypted (scrambled) form and not decoded until we
receive it. For added security, we also encrypt the
credit card number when it is stored on disk and when we
forward it to the merchant.
Shopping online is considered fairly low-risk. According
to CNN, "The prevalent opinion is that online credit
card use is actually no riskier for consumers than
traditional 'low-tech' transactions." You should feel as
safe as you would using a credit card in a store or
restaurant, if not more so. So relax, and enjoy your
shopping experience with Yahoo!.
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