A recent survey by Creditcards.com found that 2 out of 3 online shoppers -- or roughly 94 million Americans -- have their card numbers stored on at least one website or mobile app. (Dreamstime/TNS)
As millions of online shoppers can attest, it sure is convenient to let websites store credit and debit card numbers so the data can be "auto-filled " on the next visit.
But in a world plagued by hackers, storing that information is an unnecessary risk, experts say.
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