03-16-2006, 12:32 PM
Quote:For years, the vast majority of purchases made from e-commerce sites have relied on the same technology to keep them safe and protect consumers from identity theft. Secure socket layer, or SSL, has helped complete millions of Web transactions, often working without consumers knowing it. When an SSL connection is made, most browsers show a closed lock, a signal that a user has connected with a trusted source and that the transaction is safe from third-party hijacking...
"Ninety-nine percent of the fraud happening online today is around people putting information on wrong Web sites, not hacking user IDs and passwords. A lot of folks do it because they think they are on a legitimate site. The new browser interface that Gates demonstrated will solve the vast majority of that problem."...
full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/lrq9CfT5...rust.xhtml