E Phishing Software And The Privacy Of Consumers Online By...

Fortunately, many solutions have been implemented to mitigate the negative repercussions of phishing, hacking, and piracy. For example, Anti-phishing software provides safety to consumers online by warning and preventing them from entering phishing websites. To consumer s conveniences, anti-phishing software have been installed into most web browsers and email clients. Extensions and toolbars such as Netcraft can also augment the efficacy of successfully identifying phishing attempts. (***) In addition, reCaptcha and networks can further ensure the safety of consumers online. reCaptcha helps distinguish valid human users from bot attacks. ReCaptcha requires users to decipher an image of distorted text that bots normally cannot decode. As†¦show more content†¦End-User License Agreements are legal contracts between software author/publishers and users. It allows the author/publisher to control, though not necessarily enforce, and inform consumers how digital products can be us ed after purchase. Any deviations from the contract can be followed by legal actions from the author or creator. Copyrights provide further protection over how products are used, specifically over making copies, performing in public, broadcasting, and using online. (http://www.patentsoffice.ie/en/copyright_benefits.aspx) It also gives the right of creators/publishers to sue copyright infringers for misuse, exploitive copying, and piracy. Finally, DRMs are methods of enforcing control over how digital products and works are used after purchase - a direct attack against piracy. DRMs usually employ codes that prevents any unauthorized distribution or copying of games, music, and e-books. All three solution ensure that content creators and publishers do receive all, if not close to all, the profit for a product. Thus, e-commerce benefits as creators are more confident in conducting business online. However, some of these solutions introduce other problems and inconveniences to consumers that damage e-commerce. For example, ReCaptcha has become increasingly difficult to decipher in response to Hackers improving algorithms in bots. By 2012, as many as 90% of people found it difficult or impossible to decipher reCaptcha images, which adds not only an