E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- September 29, 2015

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Headline Scan
Sprint Bets Its Spectrum Will Suffice
BlackBerry Sees the Android Light
OPM's Latest Bad News: 5.6 Million Fingerprints Lifted
Volkswagen's Fines - Billions; Lost Customer Loyalty - Incalculable
Gmail Blocking Tools Narrow Email Marketing Channel

Today's Story Highlights

Sprint Bets Its Spectrum Will Suffice
Instead of bidding for the low-band spectrum that will be on offer,
Sprint -- which is running neck-and-neck with T-Mobile, the self-styled
"Un-Carrier" -- will focus on improving its network. It could be the
last low-band auction the industry sees for decades, T-Mobile CEO John
Legere said this summer. Up for grabs at the next auction are 600-MHz
bands.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82541.html

BlackBerry Sees the Android Light
BlackBerry on Friday announced that it would introduce an Android
smartphone later this year. The announcement came during the company's
Q2 earnings call. The device will be known as the "Priv" and will be
built around user privacy, said CEO John Chen. BlackBerry didn't offer
any specifics about the Priv beyond the name -- nothing about pricing,
U.S. carrier partners or any handset specs.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82540.html

OPM's Latest Bad News: 5.6 Million Fingerprints Lifted
The Office of Personnel Management on Wednesday revealed that the
hackers who penetrated its records system stole 5.6 million fingerprints
of federal employees -- five times the 1.1 million originally reported.
The cyberattack, which came to light this spring, compromised the Social
Security numbers and other sensitive information of 21.5 million people.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82534.html

Volkswagen's Fines - Billions; Lost Customer Loyalty - Incalculable
There's a rough road ahead for consumers strapped into Volkswagen and
Audi diesel cars kitted out with software to fool emissions testing.
Many of VW's loyal customers feel let down and even duped, said Agnes
Huff, CEO of the Agnes Huff Communications Group. Many of them now
question the brand's overall integrity. "Regaining customer trust will
be an ongoing challenge."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82533.html

Gmail Blocking Tools Narrow Email Marketing Channel
Google on Tuesday announced new block and unsubscribe features for Gmail
that will make it easier for users to manage their in-boxes and harder
for marketers to creep out of the spam folder. "Sometimes you get mail
from someone who's really disruptive," said Sri Harsha Somanchi, product
manager at Google. When that happens, "you should be able to say, 'Never
see messages from this person again."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82531.html

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