E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Friday -- March 4, 2016

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For Federal Cloud Investing, Change Is the Only Constant
Google's Hands Free Puts Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
German Authorities to Examine Facebook's Data Practices

Today's Story Highlights

For Federal Cloud Investing, Change Is the Only Constant
Vivek Kundra, the former federal CIO, envisioned that 25 percent of the
funds the federal government spends each year on IT could productively
be deployed through cloud-based systems. Two recent reports show that
for government IT managers, market and technical factors that were
nonexistent or modest in their impact when Kundra was serving as federal
CIO will affect future cloud deployments.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83191.html

Google's Hands Free Puts Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Google on Wednesday announced that it has begun testing an app dubbed
"Hands Free," which lets Android and iOS smartphone users make purchases
via their devices without taking them out of their pockets or purses.
Early adopters in Silicon Valley can use the system at some McDonald's,
Papa John's and other eateries. The app offers connectivity via
Bluetooth Low Energy, WiFi and location services.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83188.html

German Authorities to Examine Facebook's Data Practices
The German Cartel Office on Wednesday announced the launch of an
investigation into Facebook over allegations that it abused its market
position by infringing data protection rules, specifically in connection
with the terms of service on the use of user data. The office, or
Bundeskartellamt, is looking into whether Facebook's terms of service
violate data protection provisions.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83187.html

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