E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Friday -- March 13, 2015

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Headline Scan
Lawsuit Challenges NSA Internet Dragnets
Astroturfing's Legality Is in the Weeds
FCC Drops Net Neutrality Rules on Dissection Table

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Today's Story Highlights

Lawsuit Challenges NSA Internet Dragnets
The ACLU earlier this week filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the NSA from
indiscriminately snooping on U.S. Internet traffic. Using a technique
called "upstream" surveillance, the NSA does a spinal tap of the
Internet's U.S. backbone, which carries the communications of millions
of Americans, the ACLU explained in its complaint filed with a federal
district court in Maryland.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81822.html

Astroturfing's Legality Is in the Weeds
We see it all the time: a glowing 5-star comment on Yelp about our
favorite neighborhood restaurant. At first glance, it looks authentic.
However, what if the review actually were purchased by the restaurant?
Would that change your perspective on the review or the restaurant? Of
course, paying for advertising is hardly new. Celebrities for years have
endorsed products and restaurants.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81818.html

FCC Drops Net Neutrality Rules on Dissection Table
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has released the final
version of its controversial open Internet rules. In the introduction to
the some 400 pages of new rules, which cover both wired and wireless
broadband, the commission stated its "carefully tailored rules" would
prevent specific practices that are harmful to Internet openness, such
as blocking, throttling and paid prioritization.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/81816.html

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