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TrustUK: Challenges and Critiques in E-Commerce Security Landscape

Calendar Jul 19, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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e-commerce certification consumer confidence security scheme TrustUK initiative security shortcomings
A government scheme to increase consumer confidence in buying online launched Tuesday has been overshadowed by stiff criticism from a former partner on the project.. . . A government scheme to increase consumer confidence in buying online launched Tuesday has been overshadowed by stiff criticism from a former partner on the project.

The initiative -- TrustUK -- is backed by Consumer Association body, Which? and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). It provides certification for e-commerce sites deemed safe for customers to use. But independent e-commerce certification organisation Clicksure -- involved with the scheme until recently -- claims that TrustUK is inadequate.

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