AmEx to Offer a Prepaid Debit Card That Rewards Users in FarmVille Cash

American Express and Zynga are rolling out a rewards program today that will allow players to earn virtual currency when they spend money in the real world.
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American Express Swipes Neal Sample From eBay for Digital Payments Push

American Express has lured Neal Sample away from eBay to become SVP of technologies of its digital payments initiative.
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The Fallacy of Identity Theft

I hate the term “identity theft.” As far as I know, no one can steal my identity. Even if my bank account number, my credit card number and all my passwords are stolen, I am fairly confident that I will still be me and the thief will be a different person.

eBay Bids to Fix a Security Hole

See? You don’t just have to be a buzzy social network to suffer through security problems. You can be a relatively staid Web 1.0 giant, too. eBay is warning developers who build programs that incorporate the online marketplace’s engine about a security breach.
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Google Makes Employee Information "Universally Accessible," "Useful" to Data Thieves

How ironic. The personal data of some Google employees may be as “universally accessible” as the world of information Google claims it is its mission to organize.

Google Makes Employee Information “Universally Accessible,” “Useful” to Data Thieves

How ironic. The personal data of some Google employees may be as “universally accessible” as the world of information Google claims it is its mission to organize.