Consumers should have more control over how online marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon collect and use their data, according to a new ACCC report.
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The laws about cookies are fairly clear in EU and UK, but many big companies are breaking them anyway.
There is no major online marketplace operating in Australia that sets a commendable standard for respecting consumers’ data privacy. Letting customers opt out of data tracking would be a good start.
New research published in Long Range Planning provides insights on how a spin-off’s status and attachment to its former parent influence its risk-taking.
The Trump administration recently announced a plan to curb counterfeiting on websites and at ports of entry. But what’s missing is the role consumers play in supporting this criminal activity.
In the immaterial world of online sales, how important are sellers’ reputation? An analysis of 1,000 eBay auctions provides an unexpected answer: not very.
Any discussion about regulating social platforms should recognise how new policies could reduce the bottom line of small businesses.
eBay still deems its Australian business to be a Swiss business and thereby avoids millions in income tax and GST.
The governments move to include low-value online bought goods in the GST doesn’t treat overseas and local sellers in the same way.
A new shopping experience from two retailing giants shows companies are embracing sensory marketing.
While someone’s bargaining position can be shaped by competition, we economists know that there is a big gray area in our ability to predict negotiated prices. Competitive options for buyers and sellers…
Imagine if UK banks decided to send out new credit cards to all their customers, but they were all “lost in the post” and the details ended up for sale on some dubious website. The recently discovered…
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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