For many, the greatest threats to privacy come not from state agents but from the architecture of e-commerce itself, which is based, in unprecedented ways, on the recording and exchange of intimate personal information.
A review of data has turned up no more than 25 other files that may have been affected out of the 300,000 people who have used the online service, according to Gene Goldenberg, senior vice president for software and electronic commerce for Block, which is based in Kansas City, Mo.
Those affected filed their federal income tax returns electronically using the company's Tax Cut software or its online version and owe the Treasury $1,000 or more, which was to be debited from their bank accounts, said Gene Goldenberg, senior vice president for software and e-commerce at Block, which is based in Kansas City, Mo.
Viki: Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten owns Viki, which is based in San Francisco.
Commerce One, which is based in Walnut Creek, Calif., provides electronic-commerce software and services.
The retail chain, which is based in Pittsburgh, initially ran its own e-commerce operation, before closing it and contracting with Global Sports in April.
Styleclick, which is based in Los Angeles, operates a network of e-commerce sites devoted to fashion apparel and brand-name shopping.
Netzee, which is based in Atlanta, provides Internet banking products and e-commerce products to about 800 banks and credit unions.
BCE is buying Teleglobe, which is based in Montreal, to expand its international telephone network for electronic commerce and data services.
The start-up, which is based in New York and opened last year, taps into two trends in e-commerce.
