E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Friday -- April 1, 2016

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Headline Scan
ACLU Finds Widespread Use of All Writs Act to Compel Cooperation
CNBC's Password Security Lesson Fails Spectacularly
The Calm Before the Next US vs. Apple Storm
CPQ's Challenge
Oracle Ups Java Damages Demand to $9.3B
FCC Commissioner Sounds Alarm Over Netflix Throttling
Dell Sells IT Services to Raise Cash for EMC Deal
Study: Enterprises Shift Analytics Focus to Back Office
Hard-Pressed Pebble Sheds 25 Percent of Workforce
Feds Crack iPhone, Warn Apple to Keep One Eye Open
FCC Privacy Proposal Troubles Broadband Internet Providers
Google Gets Serious About Cloud Services
Angry Investor Aims to Kick Yahoo's Board to the Curb

Today's Story Highlights

ACLU Finds Widespread Use of All Writs Act to Compel Cooperation
The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday announced that it had
identified dozens of criminal cases in which the government has made
requests for cooperation in unlocking encrypted phones -- both of Apple
and of Google. The government has used the All Writs Act to compel a
phone manufacturer to hand over data to law enforcement in a total of 63
cases, the ACLU report shows.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83307.html

CNBC's Password Security Lesson Fails Spectacularly
CNBC earlier this week published a piece with the goal of helping users
strengthen their password security, but the attempt backfired badly. An
interactive tool provided to help readers detect the strength of their
passwords was to blame. Readers were asked to enter potential passwords
into a field, and see how long it would take the system to crack them.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83305.html

The Calm Before the Next US vs. Apple Storm
Apple got a last-minute reprieve last week. The U.S. government no
longer is going after the company to break into the San Bernardino
terrorist's iPhone, for now. It found another way. So Apple dodged a
bullet, this time. However, as terrorism rises, this sticky question
will rise again -- count on it. Now, when things are quiet, is the best
time to debate this issue and come up with a solution.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83301.html

CPQ's Challenge
Virtually every CPQ -- configuration, price and quote -- software vendor
on the planet has a credible solution for the processes from which the
category gets its name. That's the good news. Unfortunately, the world
has moved on. Most CPQ is effective for helping promote transactions,
especially the sales transaction, in which a buyer or buying entity
makes a one-time purchase of a bill of goods.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83303.html

Oracle Ups Java Damages Demand to $9.3B
Oracle has asked for $9.3 billion in damages in its multiyear lawsuit
against Google over the use of Java in Android, according to a report
filed last week in federal court. That amount is reportedly about 10
times what it had initially asked for. The next hearing in the case is
scheduled for May 9 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
California.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83300.html

FCC Commissioner Sounds Alarm Over Netflix Throttling
FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly on Tuesday suggested the government
should investigate Netflix's practice of throttling video content
delivery to customers using mobile devices. However, Netflix's video
throttling was not a violation of the FCC's Net neutrality rules,
O'Rielly also said. Netflix last week announced plans to offer a data
saver feature for mobile apps beginning in May.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83297.html

Dell Sells IT Services to Raise Cash for EMC Deal
NTT Data on Monday announced in a regulatory filing that it has agreed
to purchase Dell's IT services business for just over $3 billion. Dell
reportedly agreed to the sale to help finance its pending $67 billion
purchase of EMC. "Dell reported in previous public filings that it would
consider divestitures as it worked to finalize its acquisition of EMC,"
Dell spokesperson David Frink pointed out.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83294.html

Study: Enterprises Shift Analytics Focus to Back Office
Companies have shifted their analytics efforts from consumer-focused
processes to operations, according to the results of a survey released
last week by Capgemini. Seventy percent of 600 executives said they
focused more on operational analysis, and more than 80 percent said
analytics in operations plays a pivotal role in driving profits or
creating competitive advantage, according to the survey.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83296.html

Hard-Pressed Pebble Sheds 25 Percent of Workforce
Pebble -- once viewed as the little smartwatch company that could --
last week cut its worldwide workforce by 25 percent, according to news
reports. That's reportedly about 40 people, but actual figures are hard
to come by because Pebble is privately held. The company has raised $46
million, but CEO Eric Migicovsky blamed the layoffs on the difficulty of
raising funds in Silicon Valley these days.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83293.html

Feds Crack iPhone, Warn Apple to Keep One Eye Open
After a bitter legal battle over encryption and privacy rights, the
Department of Justice on Monday announced it would back out of its case
against Apple because the FBI was able to crack the code of the iPhone
used by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters. The department
had asked a federal magistrate judge to force Apple to help the FBI
crack open the encrypted smartphone.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83291.html

FCC Privacy Proposal Troubles Broadband Internet Providers
Broadband Internet service providers are wary of a government plan to
impose consumer privacy protection regulations on the sector. The
Federal Communications Commission likely will issue the proposed
regulations by Friday. It will accept public comment on the proposal
before taking final action. The program would require ISPs to meet
privacy standards similar to those covering phone companies.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83290.html

Google Gets Serious About Cloud Services
Google, which lags Amazon and Microsoft in cloud infrastructure
services, last week released a slew of machine learning and analytics
products and services. The Cloud Machine Learning platform provides
access through REST APIs to the technologies powering Google Now, Google
Photos and voice recognition in Google Search. The tools are designed to
let users build predictive analytics models.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83289.html

Angry Investor Aims to Kick Yahoo's Board to the Curb
Starboard Value last week launched a proxy fight to replace the board at
Yahoo, blasting the company's management and nominating its own slate of
board members. One of Yahoo's largest investors, Starboard has a 1.7
percent stake worth about $570 million. It has been "extremely
disappointed with Yahoo's dismal financial performance," said Jeffrey
Smith, managing member of Starboard.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/83285.html

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