FTC asks Visa for information on debit card service

FTC asks Visa for information on debit card service The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Visa Inc has a debit card Dodd-Frank Act regulations regarding the services that violated may be asked to provide information, the company said. Competition in violation of the FTC’s Bureau of Information Durbin amendment requests related to the company’s annual U.S. … Read more

New internet name objections filed by government panel

New internet name objections filed by government panel More than 250 objections to proposed new internet address endings have been filed by a panel representing about 50 of the world’s governments. It includes references to groups of people or locations including .roma, .islam, .patagonia, .africa and .zulu. There are also concerns about proposed suffixes covering … Read more

Samsung audit finds ‘inadequate practices’ at China suppliers

Samsung audit finds ‘inadequate practices’ at China suppliers Samsung says an audit of 105 of its suppliers in China has identified “several instances of inadequate practices at the facilities”. These included overtime in excess of local laws as well as fines for being late or absent from work. However, it found no evidence of under-age … Read more

Spam text message pair are fined £440,000

Spam text message pair are fined £440,000 Two men who sent millions of spam text messages have been fined £440,000 as the authorities step up the fight against the trade. Christopher Niebel and Gary McNeish were part of a growing industry that sends texts to promote compensation claims for personal injury or payment protection mis-selling. … Read more