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Toysmart Will Not Sell Customer Names... For Now
(Posted 28-Jul-00)

Following an uproar over Toysmart's intention to
break the privacy promise it made to its customers,
the defunct e-tailer has done an about-face,
deciding not to sell its database of customer
information, after all.

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...

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http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000728-2.shtml

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Friday's CRM Report
(Posted 28-Jul-00)

http://www.crmdaily.com/

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Friday's Cybercrime Report
(Posted 28-Jul-00)

If you do business on the Internet, you cannot afford
to be uninformed about the dangers and pitfalls that
cybercrime poses.  The following is a daily survey of
the latest cybercrime news from around the world...

See The Full Story:
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/000728-crime.shtml

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One Year Ago: Yahoo! Taps Into Online Banking
(Posted 28-Jul-00)

As analysts have recently pointed out, leading portal
site Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) has no problem getting
people to come to its site.  Now Yahoo! is working
toward getting its visitors to stay awhile.  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

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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

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