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Massachusetts assistant attorney general Pamela Kogut told the E-Commerce Times that a "key component" was missing from the FTC conditions for sale of the customer database. "Consumers should be given notice that their names and shopping preferences are going to be sold, and the opportunity to provide opt-in consent," the attorney said... See The Full Story: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000728-2.shtml ---------------------------------------------------------- eBay To Get $1.2M in Spam Settlement (Posted 28-Jul-00) eBay, Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) said it will get $1.2 million (US$) under a lawsuit settlement with ReverseAuction.com, Inc., which had been accused of illegally obtaining eBay user IDs and addresses in order to send them unwanted and misleading e-mail... See The Full Story: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000728-4.shtml ---------------------------------------------------------- The Far Side of E-Commerce, Part II (Posted 28-Jul-00) In Part I of this special report, the E-Commerce Times explored an Internet industry segment that we have dubbed "odd-commerce," highlighting some of the weirdest and wackiest items being offered for sale online. However, some of the offerings on the far side of e-commerce are more interesting and surprising than weird... See The Full Story: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000728-1.shtml ---------------------------------------------------------- Napster Shutdown Robs the Masses (Posted 28-Jul-00) At midnight on Friday, Napster could very well take its last gasp -- but it has been a pretty impressive run for an upstart network built almost solely on killer technology and wildfire word of mouth... See The Full Story: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/viewpoint2000/view-000728-1.shtml ---------------------------------------------------------- FTC Backs Away from Net Privacy Regulation (Posted 28-Jul-00) Despite the vociferous demands of consumer advocates for new laws to protect the privacy of online shoppers, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce (DOC) have endorsed an industry self-regulation plan developed by the Network Advertising Initiative... See The Full Story: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000728-5.shtml ---------------------------------------------------------- Just for Fun... 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Today, Yahoo! announced a deal with online bank Telebank (Nasdaq: TBFC) that will allow Telebank customers to view their account information on Yahoo!... See The Full Story: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000728-tc.shtml ---------------------------------------------------------- Friday's E-Commerce Stock Watch: (Posted 28-Jul-00) * Mainspring Gains on First Trading Day * Go2Net Buy Sinks InfoSpace * FairMarket Gets Lift From Q2 Report * iVillage Drops on Q2 Loss, Management Change See The Full Story: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000728-stock.shtml ---------------------------------------------------------- * * * A N N O U N C E M E N T S * * * We=01,re looking for someone just like you! If you have a friend or colleague looking for the best e-commerce and Internet business news available online, please feel free to forward this newsletter. Seeking New Employees to Upgrade Your Staff? Looking to Upgrade Your Career? 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