Posting Date: January 31, 2003

Survey Shows Security and Privacy Remain Major Concerns for Online Shoppers -- "While electronic commerce continues to expand, concern about credit card security and privacy may be preventing many more potential shoppers from making purchases online, according to Year Three of the UCLA Internet Report, released today. However, the survey of 2,000 households also shows that more than 70 percent of Americans who use the Internet now consider online sources to be their most important source of information." (Comments: Thanks Flaming Drag Queen!)

Reader Comments...

John won't do it, so I'll say it for him.

Thanks Flaming Drag Queen for the link.

Posted by: Flaming Drag Queen on January 31, 2003 09:10 PM

Sorry, my feathers are a bit ruffled. This site allows unauthenticated (anonymous) posting, but some of its inhabitants are decidedly opposed to anyone who wishes to remain essentially anonymous.

Posted by: Flaming Drag Queen on January 31, 2003 11:56 PM

I liken this to ATM usage.

Just as it took people time to get used to accessing cash and managing transations through a "hole in the wall" a similar phenomenon may occur with "internet transations"

Or perhaps the adoption will be the same or faster as technology and computers become a more transparent part of people's lives.

Posted by: Daniel Szuc on February 1, 2003 02:56 AM

Ahhh, recognition at last. The Gods have blessed me.

Now onto the topic. About those 70% of Americans... do they consider the Internet to be their "most important source" for information because they consider the Internet to be a more credible source, or because of convenience, or because much of the information they look for is not available from local sources?

Much of the information I look up today I simply would not have bothered searching for in the pre-web days.

1) A street address's +4 zip code extension. Bah! My package will still get there.
2) Lottery numbers. Bah! I'll just read tomorrow's newspaper.
3) The name of that actor who played in that movie. Bah! It's not that important.

Posted by: Flaming Drag Queen on February 1, 2003 04:21 AM

Hey Jack, you back here?

Posted by: Smelly Porcupine on February 1, 2003 10:21 AM

Smelly Porcupine I might smell Jack too. ;-) Who's Jack?

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on February 1, 2003 01:28 PM

You boys are a riot! You don't know how to handle anonymity so you grasp at anything to give it structure and context and keep you familiar and comfortable.

This is the 21st Century. We're here, we're queer, and we design web sites. Get used to it.

Posted by: Flaming Drag Queen on February 1, 2003 02:26 PM

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