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FTC calls for stringent Internet privacy legislation
WASHINGTON-A divided Federal Trade Commission last week said industry self-regulation of Internet privacy was a failure and called on Congress to legislate consumer safeguards, an action that immediately drew criticism from high-tech advocates and further underscored the prospect for new government regulation of wireless...
Web hacking just one obstacle to wireless e-commerce
WASHINGTON-As wireless e-commerce struggles to establish itself as an industry mainstay, it faces major legal, technical and security challenges like the cyber attacks of last week that temporarily shut down several popular Web sites and triggered a Justice Department probe of such activities.With forecasts...
VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRIPLE FROM A YEAR AGO
NEW YORK-Even amid the rapidly expanding parade of venture capital investments, the telecommunications/wireless sector of American industry stands head and shoulders above the crowd.Venture capital investments in this sector totaled $1.59 billion during the second quarter of the year, more than triple the amount...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
SkyTel Communications Inc. introduced two new pagers branded by strategic partner eBay, an online trading and auction service firm, as part of a new paging service called "eBay a-go-go." The new service allows eBay members to receive auction information on any SkyTel pager. One...
SKYTEL, EBAY JOIN FOR TRADING SERVICE
JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc. announced it has joined forces with online trading company eBay to create a wireless person-to-person online trading service that will extend auction updates and bids to wireless devices.The solution will allow eBay users to receive notification when they have been...