I’ve been browsing new stuff from Ebay and it just occurred to me that I’ve done quite a lot of online buying transactions without really being worried about my financial details being left in the computers I’m using. Granted, I’m only using my home PC and my office computer, but I wonder how much stuff gets “imprinted” on the hard drive of these personal computers that can get decrypted, if anybody would be willing to waste time to do something like that. This sort of pushed me to do a little research on Data Encryption, and I discovered that there are even free Encryption Software programs available online. Data encryption, apparently, is the process of converting plaintext data into hypertext data, so that they cannot be read. More than just protecting your privacy online, it is also a very important way to shield your personal information like addresses, contact numbers, and, more importantly, credit card details. Some e-mail programs even have encryption systems so that your mails will be protected from third parties who may be intercepting personal mails. I get that sites such as PayPal or other online shopping sites where you input credit card numbers are heavily protected by such File Encryption software, which is all good news to me.
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