Sunday, December 16, 2007

Credit Card Applications: Is It Safe To Apply Online?

Are you wanting to apply for a new credit card but feeling hesitant to perform the credit card application online? If so, you need not be concerned. Advances in the technology of secure e-commerce have made online credit card applications literally safer than filling out a paper application and mailing it through the US Postal Service. Here?s why.
SSL Technology
First, banking institutions that offer online credit card applications use the most up-to-date technology to ensure that their web sites are protected against intrusion and data theft. This technology is known as SSL, which stands for Secure Sockets Layer, a transmission protocol that ?encrypts? any data sent between the bank and your computer, such as all the personal information you need to fill out View the rest of this article


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