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How to Detect an Untrustworthy Website


Online Safety

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In this unit, we will be giving a brief summary on how to detect an untrustworthy website. Go through these thoroughly to protect data you give away online.

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These 5 signs or hints indicate whether a website is trustworthy or not are:
  • There is no https:// in the address bar, implying that the information inputted won't be transmitted safely.
  • It is strange if the URL doesn’t match the name of the link.
  • It is highly suspicious if a site requests for a PIN number, since websites never require that kind of information.
  • A website might be illegitimate if it doesn’t have a privacy or returns policy.
  • The website can be untrustworthy if the user doesn’t have the option to contact to issue a problem.
Always remember these points in order to detect an untrustworthy website.

"Think then click, not the other way around" - Unknown