The wallet as you know it may be dying
You grab your keys, smartphone and wallet when you leave the house. Would it be such a disaster if you left that last one behind?
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 7, 2019
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Facebook's vision of future? Looks like Chinese app WeChat
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking the social media company in a new direction by focusing on messaging. Chinese tech giant Tencent got there years ago with its app WeChat.
Internet
Mar 7, 2019
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Language used on credit card websites the hardest to understand
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals how easy it is for consumers to understand the language used on personal finance websites.
Economics & Business
Jan 25, 2019
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Should cyber officials be required to tell victims of cyber crimes they've been hacked?
In Germany this week, the legal limbo that defines cyberspace around the world was on full display.
Security
Jan 10, 2019
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Defeating credit card fraud
Online behavioural targeting and device fingerprinting could be used to combat credit card fraud according to a team from Botswana International University of Science and Technology, in Palapye, Botswana. Writing in the International ...
Security
Jan 8, 2019
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German politicians' data posted online, govt probes source
Personal data and documents on hundreds of German politicians and others have been posted online, and German cyber-defense experts were trying to figure out Friday how the information was obtained.
Internet
Jan 4, 2019
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How to avoid overspending: uncover the psychology behind why people buy
Between 40% and 80% of purchases are impulse buys. Marketers often get blamed for this, but while marketing tactics may be cynical, manipulative, and even deceptive, shoppers are generally wise to their ways.
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2018
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So you stayed at a Starwood hotel: Tips on data breach
If you stayed at one of Marriott's Starwood hotels in recent years, hackers might have information on your address, credit card and even your passport. Some of this can be used for identity theft, as hackers create bank and ...
Security
Nov 30, 2018
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Adoption of mobile payment shifts consumer spending patterns, habits
Paying for a cup of coffee with a smartphone instead of a credit card is gaining prominence among consumers—and is disrupting their spending patterns and consumption habits, according to new research co-written by a University ...
Other
Nov 29, 2018
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Walmart's mobile 'Check out with Me' to speed up paying for small purchases, not big ones
Anthony Todd is one popular guy during the holidays.
Business
Nov 23, 2018
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