Anuradha Raghunathan reports in the Dallas Morning News (subscription required) on cutbacks in mass mailing solicitations by credit card issuers. READ MORE »

AuctionBytes reports that PayPal updated its User Agreement last Friday. See the 2/13/04 changes on PayPal's User Agreement page.

In a move to reduce costs for airlines, ARINC has announced plans to move away from the current use of magnetic stripe technology on airline tickets to using bar codes instead.

A new web site, CertificateSwap.com, allows gift card holders to swap their cards for others. The service charges sellers 7.5% of the sale price -- with sale listings being free of charge.

The UK Evening Standard's Patrick Hosking reports on the rollout of chip and PIN for credit and debit card acceptance in the UK. READ MORE »

IT security consultant and attorney Mary Kirwan writes in Canada's Globe and Mail about the potential tradeoff between convenience and security. READ MORE »

The UK's CRM Daily reports on fast food chain McDonalds and their use of new technologies. READ MORE »

The Melbourne Herald Sun reports on plans for a trial to ask customers for thumb prints to complete credit card purchases. The prints aren't used for authentication of the cardholder -- but, rather, simply captured on the merchant's copy of the sales receipt for use in the event the transaction is later found to be fraudulent.

Buffalo News reporter Jonathan Epstein takes a look at potential acquisition targets including Buffalo-based M&T Bank and Cleveland-based KeyCorp.

Information Week conducts an interview with US Department of Homeland Security Cyber Security head Amit Yoran.

Microsoft's MSN and Visa USA today announced Your Business, a web site targeting small businesses with ten or fewer employees. More by Joe Wilcox on the Microsoft Monitor Weblog. READ MORE »

Voice of America reporter Kristian Foden-Vencil discusses a new company, Identity Safeguards, offering identity theft insurance.