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Santabarbara, the Assemblyman from Rotterdam, was in downtown Schenectady on Monday promoting the Data Security Act, a bill introduced earlier this year in the state Legislature.
The bill, Santabarbara said, would help protect consumers from online identify theft by strengthening the security measures that businesses must take to protect consumer information such as passwords and email addresses that are commonly used in online purchases.
He said he chose to promote the Data Security Act on Monday because it was also “Cyber Monday” — a huge day of sales for online retailers that comes just days after Black Friday.
Email scammers use a technique known as “phishing” in which they try and get user names and passwords from consumers and then use that information to make online purchases.
Santabarbara said that phishing schemes increase exponentially on Cyber Monday since people are actively looking for great deals. And the scams, which ask for password and user name information, often are disguised as special coupons.
Santabarbara said that consumers should contact their credit card companies immediately if they suspect they have fallen victim to a phishing scam that used their credit card information.
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