Category «E-Commerce»

FTC Protects Online Purchase of Caskets

I can certainly say that this story caught my eye. Afterall, who hasn’t considered purchasing a low cost casket via the Web? Well, no time like the present, I guess. The FTC filed an amicus brief in support of competition that would facilitate the sale of low cost “funeral goods” in Oklahoma by those other …

Subjects: E-Commerce

Ziff Davis Reaches Agreement With NY AG ON E-COMMERCE SECURITY STANDARDS

On August 28, New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced that a settlement had been reached with publisher Ziff Davis (whose holdings include PC Magazine, Extreme Tech, eWeek and CIO Insight) to resolve a security breach that compromised the personal data of some 12,000 subscribers to its Electronic Gaming Monthly. The agreement stipulates that …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Privacy