June 27, 2017
Updated October 2020
With the global online shopping market size predicted to hit 4 trillion in 2020, it’s hardly surprising that two out of three consumers plan to do most of their seasonal shopping online this year, and over 94 million of them end up storing their credit and debit card information on the ecommerce sites they visit. Whether we are buying our groceries, clothes, or the latest tech gadgets online, it has become increasingly important to understand the fundamental aspects of safe and efficient online shopping.
Password managers like LastPass prove to be the one-stop solution to fixing insecure and outdated online shopping habits.
Here’s how LastPass helps:
One place for all your passwords
All of our online shopping comes at a cost – having to create an unmanageable number of accounts. It’s easy to get lost in the jumble of passwords and usernames, which leads many of us to reuse the same weak password over and over in hopes of remembering them. This common bad habit puts our personal information at risk and leaves our accounts susceptible to hackers.
With LastPass, you can easily store all of your credentials in one place, secured with one private master password. All of your data is encrypted and stored within a ‘vault’ that ensures protection and privacy to all your accounts. Online shopping becomes simple – once you log in to your LastPass account all of your passwords become available to you no matter what device you’re using.
Strong, unique passwords for all your accounts
According to our Psychology of Passwords research, 91% of people know that using the same password is a risk, yet 66% do so anyway. If a hacker gets access to one account, they can wreak havoc on them all. To solve this problem, LastPass includes a random password generator. When creating a new account, simply click on the in-field icon to create a unique and complex password that can stand strong against hackers. The best part is you don’t even have to remember it! LastPass will remember it for you for next time, so every password can be long, unguessable, and secure.
A home for credit cards and addresses
While online shopping provides easy access to billions of products from our computer screen, we are repeatedly asked to type in our personal information as we shop. This inconvenience is a large reason many of us resort to storing our addresses and payment information on the sites we shop with.
With LastPass, you can store more than just passwords. You can store everything from bank accounts to passports to credit cards. Your details are secure, organized the way you want, and can be easily shared with others.
Online shopping in one simple click
Once your shopping information – credit card number, shipping address, or other information – is stored in LastPass, you can quickly and easily access it when needed. Instead of leaving your private information on websites that may be insecure, your information is easily accessible in LastPass and can be filled in one click when you are ready to buy. You’ll save time, while feeling confident that your personal information is safe! See how you can quickly fill in those online checkout forms with LastPass:
As shopping, and life in general, continues to be an increasingly-virtual experience, it’s inevitable that we will encounter yet another website that demands new login credentials and information. Password managers like LastPass offer a safe and efficient way to deal with the mass of information surrounding our many online purchases, drastically simplifying the ecommerce shopping experience and ensuring information is secure.
