Consumer Protection
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E-commerce held back by outdated laws
Insight perspective The legal and regulatory scheme for buying and selling online across European borders needs a rethink, says legal expert.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, European Union, payment security, Petra Papinniemi, Europe, member state, U.K., data protection, European Commission
Software liability law could divide open source
News European Commission-proposed software protection law may benefit open source vendors, but push smaller independent developers into a corner.
Tags: Open source, Software engineering/development, Legal, Software, Ovum, Open-source Software, David Mitchell, European Union, Hardware, consumer protection
Light cloud signals change of climate for IT
Insight perspective Light operating systems and cloud computing are the final nails in the coffin of traditional practices, says Bob Morris.
Tags: Cloud computing, Web sites, Web services, Development/design, Mobile Broadband, Device, Mobile Device, Cloud computing, Web, Netbook
Software makers to be held more accountable?
Blogs Software companies throughout the world are taking note of moves in Europe to subject software to the same consumer prot...
EC wants software makers held liable for code
News After identifying gaps in EU consumer protection rules, the European Commission is proposing that software makers give guarantees about the security and efficiency of their code.
Tags: Open source, Business applications, Apple Inc., Security, Business Software Alliance, European Union, digital content, software company, performance, software
Industry experts: RFID policy must be measured
News Industry representatives, government officials, and consumer advocates discuss how to encourage growth of the identification technology while addressing privacy concerns.
Tags: RFID, Policy and management, Security, Mobile, Privacy, Information Security, FTC, contactless payment, phone, researcher
EU committee gives 'file-sharing' law go-ahead
News The Telecoms Package, which still needs to pass a September vote, could have its wording tightened to avoid being used for a copyright crackdown, experts suggest.
Tags: Copyright, Regulations, Law, Amendment, European Parliament, Telecommunications, child pornography, File-sharing, British Broadcasting Corp., professor
True Move denies iPhone claims
News Thai mobile operator calls for an investigation into claims by a consumer group that its sales of the Apple iPhone violated the law and exploited consumers.
Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., Mobile, Apple iPhone 3G, TCI, Sales, phone, 3G, corporate governance, Apple iPhone
Online payment security gets APAC nod
News Over 60 percent of online shoppers in the Asia-Pacific region are satisfied with current levels of Internet payment security, new study from Visa shows.
Tags: E-commerce, Security, Online Payment, Asia-Pacific, consumer confidence, Internet User, payment, payment processing, electronic payment, Visa Inc.
US regulator questions cloud computing security
News U.S. federal and international regulators have suggested they may have to re-examine privacy and security standards to take into account cloud computing.
Tags: Data security, Security, Google Inc., European Union, Cloud Computing, FTC, Regulator, Marc Rotenberg, Washington, data protection
E-malls lacking consumer information
News Internet shopping sites are not providing enough information to customers about security, privacy and consumer rights, according to an international study of Web sites selling direct to shoppers.
EU to launch scam crackdown
News The European Union is officially kicking off a scheme designed to tackle scammers, but does the United Kingdom have the skills to help?
Tags: Business security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Regulations
E-mail scammers face Euro crackdown
News E-mail scammers will be left with "nowhere to hide" following moves to tighten up European consumer protection, according to the U.K. government.
Public can now lodge faulty Net buys to a tribunal
News Consumers who purchase low quality or defective products from local retailers via the Internet can now lodge their complaints to the Consumer Claims Tribunal.
"Soft infrastructure" the way to Asian Silicon Valley
News Asian countries may speak different languages, and have different cultures, but if they unite digitally, they could replicate Silicon Valley in the East.
