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Safe Online Shopping: 10 Tips to Avoid Getting Burned

  You need to buy gifts for the holidays and you need to purchase them quickly. You can either brave the madness of shopping at your local mall or kick back at home and buy all your gifts online. Doing your holiday shopping online can be a great way to save time while you find the right gifts at the best price. You'll skip the parking lot wars, avoid getting the flu from your fellow shoppers, and stay out of pick-pockets' crosshairs. But though it may be easy and convenient to shop in your pajamas, you still need to take precautions to make sure your electronic 'purse strings' are safe and secure. Here are some simple tips for safe online shopping: Secure your computer.  Make sure your home computer has updated security software installed, and run regular system check to keep hackers' keylogging viruses away. ONLY shop from home.  Don't do your online shopping from the local cafĂ©, the airport or other public places. These open networks are easier targets for ide...