PayPal One Touch: The payment method is so secure

With PayPal One Touch, you no longer have to log in to pay for something while shopping. This is still safe, explains PayPal. In this practical tip, we will show you when the method is really safe and in which cases you should better switch off PayPal One Touch.

Security with PayPal One Touch: the service is so secure

Many people are concerned about security with PayPal One Touch. For good reason, after all, you no longer have to log in with your user data when paying on the web. It doesn't sound like safe shopping ...

• PayPal One Touch saves your browser cookies so that you are automatically logged into PayPal. In the end, this is about as secure as storing your online banking password on your computer. Although it is convenient not to have to enter the password again and again, it is not certain.
• The security risk: There is a risk of your password being spied on or someone else buying products on the Internet on your computer and paying with your money. You should never use PayPal One Touch on a public computer.
• You can always claim your money back at PayPal, but this is associated with great effort and uncertainty.
• Conclusion: PayPal One Touch is convenient for shopping, but it makes payment very insecure. In order to avoid a nasty surprise, you should instead think of a secure password and better always enter it.

PayPal One Touch: Pay safely and switch off the function

If you have already activated PayPal One Touch, you should switch it off again for your own security:

1. Open PayPal and log in as usual.
2. Next, click on the gear at the top to access the settings.
3. In the upper menu, select "Security" and then the entry "Stay logged in and pay faster" at the bottom.
4. Here you click on "Deactivate PayPal One Touch on all devices" and confirm with "Done" (see picture).

You are receiving PayPal emails increasingly asking you to update your data. These are often fake mails in which the sender wants to get your login data. In the next practical tip, we will show you how you can differentiate between fake mails and real mails.