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Internet Shopping

The Internet's popularity has dramatically escalated over the past few years and has become an integral part of daily life. It has wide spread uses ranging from obtaining information, downloading files, business advertisement to Internet commerce, which plays a major part in Internet practice. Our social structure is pressuring society to connect to the Internet, with schools world wide becoming more Web based and universities now have lectures, which can be solely viewed over the Internet. Within the next few years the potential and capabilities of the Internet are endless. With that in mind the following assignment will examine a continuously flourishing component of the Internet, Internet shopping. Although Internet shopping is on the increase, it will never surpass conventional shopping, as the ?experience of shopping? is lost, it is open to fraud and the ?try before you buy? concept does not occur. From this information, it could be stated, ?The promise of Internet shopping is drowning in a flood of deceit, customer dissatisfaction, fraud and misappropriation. The Internet is best known for being a information superhighway, not a superhighway to the shopping mall.?

Shopping from the convenience and comfort of your own home may have its apparent advantages; no more standing in line, no more hassles. Currently people are using the Internet for shopping largely as it offers some benefits when compared with conventional shopping, for a narrow range of goods and services. Given that, there are still concerns about risks involved ? many issues from security of credit cards to privacy

Purchasing products from the Internet has major disadvantages when compared to conventional shopping. A significant problem is you cannot see the store you are buying from. On the Internet, it can be difficult to know whether the business you are dealing with is honest or not. When your credit card number is given to a marketing site in order to purchase goods, there is no certain guarantee that it will be used for the purpose it was intended for. Many unscrupulous internet web sites, use promises of miracle cures, and other hoaxes in order to exploit their users in an effort to gain credit card numbers and use them, for their own personal gain. However many web sites are creditable, but the security of their web page then may be violated. (By ?Hackers?...

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...s security features and customer service standards, consumers will discontinue to use Internet shopping altogether

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Perfectly Private Inc (2001). ?Shopping Privacy Concerns?, URL Address: http://www.perfectlyprivate.com/beware_shopping.as

Mark Gajda (1997). ?Internet Shopping, Wave of the Future?? URL Address http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/STUDENTS/Gajda/FRAME2.HTM

Department of Communications (2000). ?Shopping on the Internet - Facts for Consumers Series? URL Address: http://www.dcita.gov.au/nsapi-graphics/?MIval=dca_dispdoc&pathid=%2Fshoponline%2Fsheet1.htm

Card Revolt (2000). ?Internet Shopping Guide? URL Address: href="http://www.cardrevolt.com/resources/netshopping.htm">http://www.cardrevolt.com/resources/netshopping.htm Xpress Press (2000). ?Internet Christmas Shopping Risks? URL Address http://www.xpresspress.com/news/emailsolutions_103100.htm

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