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Internet users 'at risk' from poor Web sites
News Consumers International -- which is made up of over 250 consumer organisations including the UK's Consumer' Association -- has conducted a global survey of online content, and warns that many health, finance and price-comparison Web sites are...
[November 4, 2002, 16:12]
Web sites fail to protect privacy
News Consumers International, which represents 263 consumer organisations, says that hardly any Internet sites which collect personal data allow those users to decide whether they want their information passed on to a third party.
[January 25, 2001, 16:12]
NatWest banks on Cyber commerce venture
News However consumer scepticism about online shopping is a major hurdle, according to a survey by a consortium of international consumer organisations. Bernard Horn, executive director of group operations at NatWest believes the bank's position as a...
[June 7, 1999, 11:07]
UK signs up to international anti-spam agreement
News Australian communications and competition bodies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with agencies in the United States and the UK in Washington yesterday as part of the latest international effort against spam.
[July 5, 2004, 10:40]
Sony continues the fight for regional coding
News The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has stepped into a Federal Court case to challenge the international agreement on regional coding of DVDs. The case is also likely to have international ramifications and call into question the...
[February 8, 2002, 10:07]
Study: US out ahead on e-commerce
News That's according to a University of Utah professor who offered preliminary results on Tuesday of what may be the first study of consumers' experience of international e-commerce at the Federal Trade Commission's "Consumer Protection in the Global...
[June 9, 1999, 9:44]
Using Expert Networks to Drive Disciplined Overseas Growth
White Papers To ensure success, the Assurant Solutions approach to international growth is meticulous and market driven. To augment its market-leading approach to international expansion, Assurant Solutions relies on Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), which manages...
[March 4, 2009, 0:25]
OFT in the hunt for scammers
News The OFT is conducting the sweep with international partners throughout the International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network (ICPEN). Over 20 trading standards departments in the UK are taking part in a worldwide campaign that involves 53...
[March 2, 2006, 15:40]
MP3 karaoke player hits the market
News The Irock 680 player from Motorola spin-off First International Digital will begin shipping during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which starts Saturday. The Irock 680 is an addition to First International Digital's line of MP3 players...
[January 3, 2001, 8:03]
Comdex 2004 cancelled
News Eric Faurot, vice president of Comdex organiser MediaLive International, revealed the plans in an exclusive interview with ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com, saying the company plans to give Comdex a breather after years of falling attendance, in...
[June 24, 2004, 8:35]
OECD guidelines target international spam
News The OECD guidelines announced today reflect an international commitment by consumer protection law enforcement agencies to work together to combat these schemes. But in calling on the organisation's 30 member states -- which include the United...
[June 18, 2003, 7:41]
Ofcom backs transparency in roaming debate
News Ofcom also highlighted the issue of transparency, saying that it supports initiatives to increase consumer awareness and transparency of international roaming prices" and that it was actively involved in the European Regulators Group's work on...
[November 16, 2005, 17:00]
Civil rights groups urge Acta transparency
Blog A top-secret international copyright treaty should be made transparent, and its disconnection and content filtering provisions should be rejected, according to an open letter sent to the European Parliament and EU trade negotiators by civil...
[December 10, 2009, 11:25]
Mobile operators accused of international roaming rip-off
News The extremely high prices for pre-pay international roaming suggest that the UK operators are able to exploit a lack of consumer awareness," said Chris Kenny, Director of Regulatory Policy at Oftel. Better consumer information is vital if prices...
[November 7, 2001, 10:04]
Scrap Oftel, regulate Web - Consumers Association
News The CA is planning an international initiative with the help of similar bodies abroad to tackle the problem that national laws are sometimes ineffective in monitoring the internet, which doesn't recognise international borders.
[August 14, 1997, 8:00]
Techs bullish about China market
News During the Cultural Revolution of 1966-76, "there was no law," said Cedric Chao, partner with Morrison & Foerster, an international law firm based in San Francisco. Consequently, foundries -- which make chips for companies that don't have factories...
[July 10, 2002, 7:57]
BSA explains its ethos
News The latest survey, which pegged international losses due to software piracy at more than $29bn (£16bn) a year, has drawn criticism from pundits and trade groups such as the Consumer Electronics Association, for allegedly inflating loss estimates...
[August 3, 2004, 14:45]
US Report: PC market grows by almost 20 percent
News And the strong U.S.growth, combined with strong sales in Europe, was enough to offset slumping markets in Asia, according to studies from International Data Corp.and Dataquest. But Compaq's problems are just about over, and its international sales...
[October 26, 1998, 16:20]
Visa readies wireless smart cards
News Visa International is making a push with a new smart-card payment system that would allow hands-free transactions. The new smart cards will use wireless chips that conform to an international wireless standard known as ISO 14443.
[September 20, 2002, 8:34]
Bush attacks European privacy regulations
News The debate is nearing a showdown, and the European Commission appears to be taking the tact that: 'We're going to play by our rules, and if US financial institutions want to do business in international markets covered by the EU, then they have to...
[March 28, 2001, 8:48]
