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Make sure that online forms are secure:
Online forms may be transmitted in ways that leave them vulnerable to access by unauthorized parties. To avoid this, online forms may be encrypted so that only the intended recipients can readily read the information on the form.
Ensuring that your information is stored and transferred securely is one of the keys to protecting your privacy. Fortunately, browser companies have realized the importance of data security. Newer browsers are designed to indicate whether the accessed page allows you to encrypt the information you transmit. The commonly used indicator that the page allows this is a graphic that appears in the corner of the browser screen. The graphic may be a key, which is broken if the page is insecure, and a lock—which appears to be locked if the page is secure and unlocked if it is not secure. Clicking on the lock or the key will inform you of additional security information about the page. You should not input sensitive personal information about yourself (such as financial or medical data) on Web pages that are not secure.
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