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Law & Regulation

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Phishers net more victims during 2007

A new survey conducted by Gartner has found that the number of successful phishing attacks in 2007 rose, although the average amount lost per consumer decreased. >>

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

U.K. e-business calls for tougher fraud penalties

Internet fraud is costing online business millions in lost revenue, and now U.K. e-tailers are calling on the government to issue tougher penalties to convicted cyber fraudsters. >>

Monday, October 08, 2007

Online credit card fraud continues to rise

While credit card fraud in the UK has decreased, CNP fraud has risen considerably, according to figures recently released by the Association of Payment Clearing Services (APACS). >>

Friday, October 05, 2007

Over a third of Internet inaccessible to blind users

E-commerce businesses need to pay attention to recent decisions issued in the class suit action against Target Corp which charges that the company has failed to make its website accessible to blind Internet users. >>

Monday, September 17, 2007

New ruling on meaning behind "continue" button

Simply providing a link to your website’s terms and conditions, and positioning it above the “continue” button, has been ruled as a satisfactory practice by the U.S. Court of Appeal. >>

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Bloggers will soon be protected by US laws

The much-maligned commercial bloggers will soon have the support of the US government. Despite some wanting bloggers to have no protections, the US Congress is set to put the Free Flow of Information Act into motion. >>

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Supreme Court sets minimum price guidelines

In a change from their 1991 decision that minimum pricing standards violate US federal anti-trust laws, the US Supreme Court has mandated that minimum pricing standards can now be implemented. The change could hurt online retailers. >>

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Online shoppers will pay premium for privacy protection

A new study has found that online shoppers are willing to pay extra to protect their privacy. >>

Monday, April 23, 2007

Ad campaign targets concerned DoubleClick clients

Interactive agency 24/7 Real Media has launched an ad campaign to attract marketers who aren’t happy with Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick. >>

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Click fraud a problem for China's top search engine

Reports claim that China’s largest search engine, Baidu, has a serious click fraud problem, and advertisers may take their budgets elsewhere. >>

Thursday, February 22, 2007

eBay pull ad after ASA complaint upheld

The ASA has upheld a complaint against eBay from a consumer who could not find items depicted in an eBay ad for sale on the auction site. >>

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Online sales affected by low customer confidence in data security

Online consumers expect businesses, not banks, to compensate for fraudulent transactions. >>

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Fake blogs to be banned in U.K. from next year

Beginning in 2008, companies or individuals who post reviews of their own products online will be breaking the law in Britain. A new law in the United Kingdom prohibits even authors from reviewing their own books at sites like Amazon.com. >>

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Google´s search results violate Belgian copyright laws, Google is fined

A Belgian court has ruled that internet search giant Google violated copyright and data laws by posting bits of news stories and links to Belgian newspapers without permission. The ruling could change the way online search engines post search results. >>

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

British banks trial online credit card fraud prevention device

There could be good news ahead for British online shoppers. U.K. banks are piloting a scheme to issue customers with personal credit card readers. >>

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