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Search results for "ecommerce" ...
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Hi-Tech Heist
"60 Minutes showed how hackers easily steal customer personal and financial data from retailers, through stores' wireless systems. And while both the retail industry and the credit card companies know this is a growing problems, they are caught up in a fight as to who's to blame, and who should pay to fix it."
Tags: credit cards; hackers; wireless; Internet; ecommerce; e-commerce; online shopping; retailers; TJX; theft
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"Webling," and "Fraud on the Internet"
In this special e-commerce report, Business Week details how "companies are using your personal data to limit your choices - and force you to pay more for profits." Increasing use of "profiling" allows companies to compile detailed information on anyone using the Internet, and classify them according to their buying power. A related article lists the top ten scams waiting to rip off novice web surfers.
Tags: computer; syberspace; e-business; credit card fraud