E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- February 10, 2015

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Headline Scan
Federal 'Internet of Things' Report Triggers Debate, Senate Inquiry
Dish Network Slings New TV Service
Is an Apple Maps Upgrade in the Works?
Concerns Emerge About Samsung Smart TVs 'Bugging' Owners

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Today's Story Highlights

Federal 'Internet of Things' Report Triggers Debate, Senate Inquiry
Just how close is 'too close for comfort' in the unprecedented
connectivity of people, products and electronic communication that lies
ahead with the Internet of Things? Should the providers of electronic
devices be allowed to know when you set your house thermometer, or how
often and how long you go for a jog using a 'wearable' electronic
exercise sensor?
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81693.html

Dish Network Slings New TV Service
Dish Network on Monday officially launched Sling TV, its widely
anticipated US$20 per month streaming service, and further announced
that customers could sign up for a "Sports Extra" add-on pack for $5 per
month. The service, which is available now via a one-week free trial,
can be accessed via Roku devices, and through Android, iOS, Mac and PC
devices -- with support for Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick coming
soon.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81690.html

Is an Apple Maps Upgrade in the Works?
The ad on Apple's job site is innocuous enough, seeking an engineering
project manager for Apple Search. However, that raises questions about
whether Apple has plans to further improve its Maps app, possibly by
strengthening local listings, which are increasingly important to
businesses. "Apple may well revamp its street maps, as that application
has far more value in an increasingly mobile world," noted Alan Pelz-
Sharpe, a research director at the 451 Group.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81686.html

Concerns Emerge About Samsung Smart TVs 'Bugging' Owners
The feature in question may transmit some voice commands, along with
information about the device, to a third-party service that converts
speech to text, Samsung's global privacy policy warns. If voice
recognition is going to be on all the time, "that seems like really poor
design, and certainly represents a privacy risk," said Justin Brookman,
director of the consumer privacy project at the Center for Democracy &
Technology.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81691.html

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