The White House is urging small online sellers and other businesses to bolster the security of their payments systems, part of a broader push the administration is making to improve the cybersecurity posture of the private sector. On Friday, President Read more
Top officials at the U.S. Postal Service are looking to the shipping and Standard Mail lines of business to help the cash-strapped agency offset sustained declines in First Class Mail. Buoyed by double-digit growth in shipping and package volume, the Read more
Beginning this month, the European Union is changing the procedure by which sellers must collect and remit value-added taxes (VAT) on digital goods and services purchased by residents of EU countries. The changes, which took effect Jan. 1, mean that Read more
Ruth Goldway bristles at the suggestion that she was pushed out as the nation’s top mailing regulator due to the travel expenses she racked up during her tenure at the agency that oversees the U.S. Postal Service. Earlier this month, Read more
eBay has been scaling down and appears to be phasing out a program aimed at removing counterfeit merchandise from its marketplace, opting instead to rely on users and brand owners reporting items through the site and the Verified Rights Owner Read more
The U.S. Postal Service on Friday reported its eighth consecutive annual loss, appealing to Congress for comprehensive reform legislation ahead of a shakeup in the agency’s leadership. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe announced his intention to retire on Feb. 1, 2015, Read more
eBay has a firm policy against listing items connected to terrorist groups, but enforcement has been uneven, according to one report. A user told EcommerceBytes that he has reported numerous listings related to groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah and ISIS Read more
When eBay suffered a data breach earlier this year, lawmakers demanded answers. Members of the Congressional Bipartisan Privacy Caucus have been in consultation with eBay officials, seeking responses to a litany of questions about the firm’s privacy and security protections Read more
President Obama on Friday unveiled a series of steps aimed at improving the security of credit- and debit-card payments, including a pledge to shift government transactions over to the PIN and chip system and commitments from major retailers and credit Read more
As lawmakers return to Washington for the fall congressional session, eBay is warning that members of the Senate could renew the push to enact legislation authorizing the collection of sales taxes on online purchases. The ecommerce heavyweight, one of the Read more
