Identity Theft

Submitted by crshen on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 12:46

As e-commerce becomes more popular, consumers become more susceptible to cyber-crime.  In this cartoon, a man is pretending to be from the utility company and would like to confirm important information.  In some cases, scammers already have information such as a potential victim's social security number and credit card number simply by using the internet.

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ITU

Submitted by marcela1991 on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 12:26

This image is a logo of the ITU which stands for International Telecommunication Union. The ITU created the Electronic Commerce Developing Project in order to assist developing countries in establishing necessary infrastructure to create electronic business transactions in order to bridge the gap between highly developed countries and less developed countries. 

 

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World Trade Organization

Submitted by marcela1991 on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 12:21

This image is of the World Trade Organization which  set up a work programme in 1998 to examine all trade issues that related to global electronic commerce. They set up different councils for issues such as; trade in services, goods, trade and development. 

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Internet Tax Freedom Act

Submitted by marcela1991 on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 12:17

This image represents the lack of tax on transactions made online state to state. The Internet Tax Freedom act passed during the Clinton administration. The law prohibits multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce and it wont be reviewed again until November 1, 2014.

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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Submitted by marcela1991 on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 12:10

This iamge is of the OECD which stands for Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. In 2000 the OECD released a set of guidelines for Consumer protection in regards to electronic eommerce. 

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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

Submitted by marcela1991 on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 12:05
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This iamge shows the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers which was created by the US government. ICANN has a diverse international representation of various sectors such as the private sectors, the governement and consumer interests. It was ultimately established to allocate and provide a formal strucutre domain name system management. 

 

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Electronic Commerce Cartoon

Submitted by marcela1991 on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 11:55

This image shows a cartoon of the older ways of shopping and the newer ways such as electronic shopping. It showcases the facility in which a customer can purchase a product online as opposed to the traditional ways of shopping. 

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