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DATA MINE May 17, 1999 Shopping's Up, But Security Fears Lurk Netizens continue their embrace of online shopping. In a recent survey of 1,494 Web consumers who visited the Talk City Web site (www.talkcity.com), 58% said the Net has changed the way they shop. Still, privacy and security remain concerns. Have made an impulse purchase online 80% Willing to pay for online content 55% Research big-ticket purchases online 74% Privacy is greatest deterrent 18% Security is a chief concern 42% DATA: Talk City and @d:tech _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS Parenting On The Web Parents tend to supervise only their youngest on the Net Move Over Amazon Specialty retailers expect big growth on the Web this year Customers Are King in 2000 Delivery of customer service is the No. 1 spending goal for 2000 Even Tech CEOs Face Internet Challenges The toughest problem: Keeping the company Web site in good shape The Mother Lode A collection of items from the Data Mine