PayPal or Credit CardWhich is Safer? [Video]

A reader named Sarah F. asks:

I make a lot of purchases online—but I worry about identity theft. Would using PayPal, instead of a credit card, limit the number of people who have access to my confidential information and keep me safer?

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Over 100 million people use PayPal to buy products and services online—but how does it compare to using a credit card?

If you’ve never used PayPal, it’s a service that allows you to pay online—using money in your PayPal account, your bank account, or with a credit card—anywhere a merchant displays a PayPal checkout button.

PayPal offers some nice benefits, but using it is no guarantee that you won’t become a victim of fraud. Because it’s so popular, thieves like hacking into PayPal accounts just as much as they like stealing credit card numbers.

However, it’s easy to beat the cyber criminals at their own game and stay safe if you follow these 7 …