Privacy and information management research firm Ponemon Institute along with Internet privacy leader TRUSTe have named eBay the 2009 Most Trusted Company for Privacy, citing the company as proof that an e-commerce site can protect consumer privacy while handling massive volumes of sensitive data across the globe. eBay moved from #2 overall last year to #1 this year, followed by Verizon, the U.S. Postal Service, WebMD and IBM. American Express had been named #1 four years in a row before eBay took over the top spot in 2009. (More …)
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FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
eBay Recognized As Most Trusted Company for Privacy
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31 Permanent link to UPDATED – An Anatomy of Fraud: Don’t Let it Happen to You UPDATED – An Anatomy of Fraud: Don’t Let it Happen to You
FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
UPDATED – An Anatomy of Fraud: Don’t Let it Happen to You
Hi everyone,
As a former law enforcement officer this kind of fraud really makes me cringe because it could have been easily avoided! Recently we learned about a woman who was victimized by a fraudster because she didn’t realize that there is no relationship between Craigslist and eBay postings, and did not follow eBay’s general buying safety tips: mainly, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is! These types of scams are getting more common, so please beware. Here is a step-by-step account of what happened: (More …) -
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FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Romanian Fraudster, Vladuz, Arrested Thursday Morning
Romanian fraudster, Vladuz, who had continued to attempt to compromise the identities of a number of eBay users (ultimately unsuccessfuly), was arrested early Thursday morning by Romanian law enforcement.
“We are delighted that Vladuz is in custody thanks to the hard work of Romanian law enforcement,” said eBay’s CISO Chief Information Security Officer, Dave Cullinane, in a formal statement made here.
I’ll update this page as I receive any further information regarding the arrest.
Cheers,
RBH
