The Consumer Council of Fiji is making a call to all relevant institutions to introduce laws, policies and guidelines to deal with issues surrounding online security.
Council Officer in‑charge Bin-dula Devi says as part of the World Consumer Rights Day campaign, the Council has taken an initiative to raise awareness on how consumers can deal with the digital issues if confronted in the marketplace.
She says the Council will be celebrating World Consumer Rights Day this year focusing on the issue of “Online Security”.
Devi says the advent of digital technology and the internet have changed consumers’ lives dramatically.
Devi says there is evidence people are worried about many aspects of what is happening when they go online.
She says consumers are concerned about how secure their data is.
Devi says individuals are interested to know what is happening to their data online and how companies use their information that is provided by them online.
