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Behavioural advertising and customised pricing face OFT scrutiny
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will investigate whether behavioural advertising and individually-targeted prices on the internet violate the rights of UK consumers'.
15/10/2009
Call centre recordings could breach payment card industry security rules
More than 95% of call centres were found to store customers' credit card details in recordings of phone conversations in breach of industry rules, according to a survey conducted by a call recording technology company.
15/10/2009
Financial firms face VAT bill on outsourcing arrangements
Banks, insurance companies and other financial services providers who outsource administrative functions abroad could be hit by changes to the VAT rules coming into force on 1st January 2010.
15/10/2009
UK should do more on spam and spyware, says EU report
The UK is not doing enough to deter spammers and combat the use of malicious computer code to damage users' computers, according to a study commissioned by the European Commission.
15/10/2009
Proposed age law for online retail faces Parliamentary scrutiny
A proposal that will force online retailers to take extra steps to ensure that young people cannot buy or access inappropriate goods or material will move one step closer to becoming law on Monday.
14/10/2009
Reporting bans may lose their power in Twitter age says expert after Guardian ban is lifted
The editor of a newspaper which was banned from reporting on the tabling of a question in Parliament has thanked the users of micro-blogging service Twitter for their role in what he called a "victory for free speech".
13/10/2009
OUT-LAW Radio: Class actions to come to Scotland?
15/10/2009: We look into a review of Scottish litigation that recommends the introduction of the controversial class action process that some people could see as either the saviour of consumers or a gravy train for greedy lawyers.
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