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eBay hits back at boycotters
News The company suggested some sellers alter their feedback ratings by threatening to leave negative feedback in retaliation for less than complimentary comments from buyers. eBay has hit back at a proposed seller boycott over changes to the site that... [21 Apr 2008]
eBay bans bad feedback as customers scared off by nasties
News In move to curtail retaliation by vengeful sellers in its feedback system, eBay plans to prohibit sellers from posting negative feedback about their customers. Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Galileo CRM diams... [06 Feb 2008]
eBay Hacks: Withhold Feedback
White Paper The biggest flaw (and in some ways, the biggest strength) of eBay's feedback system is the risk of retaliation. But the risk of retaliation also reminds people that they are responsible for their own words; if there were no consequences, people... [10 Oct 2007]
Leader: eBay-Google battle will end in tears
Leader What's to prevent Google from removing every reference to eBay on its search results as a gesture of retaliation? eBay has announced it will ban users of its online auctions from using Google's new online payment service, Checkout. [11 Jul 2006]
Judge backs web-surfing worker
News Choudhri was singled out in retaliation for discrimination charges that he filed against the Department of Education. A New York City employee cannot be fired for surfing the web at work, an administrative law judge has ruled. [25 Apr 2006]
Q&A: Cisco CSO John Stewart
Comment The lawsuit was retaliation for disclosing research into the security of software that runs Cisco routers and switches. Cisco Systems drew the ire of the hacking community last summer when it decided to sue a security researcher. [17 Feb 2006]
GPLv3 gets public airing
News It also includes a "patent retaliation" clause that prohibits an organisation from using privately modified GPL software if it files a patent infringement lawsuit relating to that software. Stallman fielded several detailed legal questions from... [18 Jan 2006]
Patent bullies may face GPL 3 penalty clause
News GPL version 3, a draft of which will be released in January 2006, may contain a patent retaliation clause, Georg Greve, the president of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) Europe, said on Tuesday. The next version of the GPL (GNU General Public... [07 Sep 2005]
Devil's Advocate: How to catch a spammer
Comment In those circumstances, the easiest response still looks like retaliation in kind. See how far he gets - and what stands in his way. In a recent column, I wrote of my frustration at link spamming. The likelihood of resolving this problem through... [09 Aug 2005]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: How I fought off a DoS attack
Comment Needless to say, after three hours of retaliation both attacking machines had gone away. University of Cambridge Computing Dept, UK At breakfast this morning I had all the bandwidth I needed. But by 08:30(BST) I was communicating at a rate a snail... [30 Jun 2005]
Intel CEO rages against monopolistic lawsuit
News The rival chipmaker claims Intel is using monopolistic business practices, such as threatening retaliation against customers who do business with AMD. Intel CEO Paul Otellini on Wednesday defended his company against new legal attacks from Advanced... [30 Jun 2005]
Intel faces AMD lawsuit for "illegal" behaviour
News In the lawsuit, which was filed in the US District Court of Delaware, AMD charges that Intel also threatens retaliation against customers doing business with AMD, has established quotas keeping retailers from selling the computers they want, and... [29 Jun 2005]
Designing & Implementing Codes of Ethics & Whistleblower Hotlines
White Paper It has long been considered a best practice for public companies to adopt a strong code of ethics, to maintain a confidential reporting channel for employees to report wrongdoing, and to ensure that such employees are protected from retaliation. [11 Mar 2005]
Repercussions of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Policy and DoD Programs
White Paper The sustained military retaliation promised by the Bush Administration on Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network and its supporters should have significant implications on U.S.defense policy and programs. [24 Jan 2005]
Corporate Responsibility Legislation Reaches Beyond Securities Practice
White Paper The Sarbanes-Oxley Act provides for significant enhanced penalties for record tampering and for retaliation against whistleblowers. Individuals who tamper with or destroy documents relating to any federal investigation can receive prison terms up... [19 Dec 2004]
