CNN/Money: Americans feeling better about online financial transactions

CNN/Money reports on a survey that found that Americans are gradually feeling better about using the Internet for online financial transactions.

More than 31 percent of consumers who engage in online financial transactions trust that their personal information will be safe, compared with 27 percent at the end of 2001. Similarly, the number of people using the Internet for financial transactions rose to 41.5 percent from 38.9 percent at the end of 2001.