EU law makers to discuss whether Facebook qualifies as critical infrastructure
European legislators are about to reopen a debate on whether Facebook and Twitter should be subject to the same rules as power grids and payment services for protecting critical IT infrastructure and...
View ArticlePayPal cited for 'reckless disregard' of US sanctions
PayPal has reached a $7.7 million settlement with the U.S. Treasury for ignoring U.S. sanctions and allowing money transfers to accounts linked to Iran, Cuba, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
View ArticleThe Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, March 16
Facebook accused of stealing data center plan...States object to Radio Shack sale of personal data...EU to probe e-commerce companies...and more tech news.
View ArticlePayPal slapped with $25 million fine over credit service
The US financial consumer protection watchdog has ordered PayPal to cough up US$25 million in fines for deceptive practices around the company's credit service, which included signing up customers for...
View ArticlePayPal hypes its mobile strengths ahead of IPO
As PayPal prepares for its upcoming IPO as an independent eBay spinoff, it wants to make at least one thing clear: It's got mobile covered.
View ArticlePayPal users may get break on unsolicited robocalls, texts
After a backlash from critics, PayPal seems to be reconsidering a plan to give itself unilateral permission to ping its users with robocalls and text messages.
View ArticleThe Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, June 11
Google gets on smart cities bandwagon... eBay, PayPal hit a nerve with robocall provision in use terms... Spotify arms for battle with Apple... and more tech news.
View ArticleFCC says PayPal 'robocall' policy could break rules
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has cautioned PayPal that provisions in its new user agreement for contacting customers with autodialed or prerecorded calls and text messages could violate...
View ArticlePayPal tweaks terms in wake of 'robocall' controversy
PayPal is fine-tuning its policies after a recently announced plan to make unsolicited prerecorded calls and texts to users drew questions and concerns from customers, regulators and consumer advocates.
View ArticleThe Upload: Your tech news briefing for Tuesday, June 30
Security flaw pushes OPM web app offline... Oracle can charge Google for Java in Android... Microsoft mapping tech finds its way to Uber... and more tech news
View ArticlePayPal to acquire money transfer service Xoom for $US890 million
PayPal is acquiring Xoom, an international money transfer service, in a deal that lets PayPal break into a new market worth an estimated $600 billion a year, the companies said Wednesday.
View ArticleThe Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, July 2
Line up for IPv4 addresses... HP makes PC/enterprise split official... PayPal to buy money transfer service Xoom... and more tech news
View ArticleThe Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, July 6
Surveillance firm gets hacked... Minecraft on Windows 10... Giant robots to do battle... and more tech news
View ArticlePayPal lets you send and request money using Siri in iOS 10
Siri can be your enforcer the next time someone owes you money.
View ArticleGoogle partners with PayPal to bring new checkout options for Android Pay
Google and PayPal have announced they are teaming up to allow users to access their accounts at store checkouts via Android Pay.
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