A few weeks ago, my niece came to visit me. She was accustomed to ordering foods online and had intended to place an order using a platform that displayed her company's name (F&B). However, she observed something unusual in the online ordering process, unlike what she had encountered before. Consequently, upon my advice, she decided to take a different approach and called her friend at the call center where she worked for more than a decade, to place her order over the phone. Related to this, I have just read an article published in Khaleej Times that broke my heart. It was about the unfortunate experience of a Dubai resident who lost a staggering AED14K after placing a seemingly harmless AED14 order on a fake fast-food website. This cautionary tale serves as a stark reminder of the importance of vigilance in the digital age. (Read more here .) In a world of convenience and instant gratification, fast food has become an integral part of our lives. We often rely on online plat...