Amazon and Texas duking it out over sales tax obligations

The Texas Comptroller sent a $600 million sales tax bill to Amazon, but Amazon says its distribution center does not count as a "location."
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Anonymous Credit Cards: Safety for Consumers, Merchants and Banks

Androulaki and Bellovin of Columbia University propose an anonymous credit card system where the privacy of all is respected. Identity theft could be eliminated
Using credit cards can be a pleasure and a pain. Will anonymous credit cards make security one less thing to worry about? (Photo: flickr.com)