The online retailer Zappos just had a data security breach where they lost 24 Million customer’s personal information records. This loss included names, addresses, email and phone numbers, encrypted passwords, but did not include credit card information. No doubt that thoughtful security planning prevented the loss of credit card or financially sensitive information. However, it [...]
In case you haven’t been paying attention to the US political landscape, there is currently a bill in progress dubbed the great American firewall. It is a thoughtless overreaching nightmare’ish bill that claims to be for preventing copyright infringement. Please read up and understand the implications of what this bill will do. There has never [...]
We’ve just completed a simple credit card logo generator and have included an API for web designers to use as well. The API supports different logos for card issuers, paypal, google checkout and a few other. A developer can use the API to specify the size, background color and the order of the logos that [...]
By now, the majority of merchants in the US have been informed of some impending IRS reporting requirements for their merchant account. I blogged about this congressional mandate several years ago and since we’re finally past the day of reckoning, let’s revisit how this is exactly going to affect your merchant account and your business. [...]
First off, I wish everyone a great 4th of July weekend. Banks will be closed on Monday and it looks like most people are starting their weekend today anyway. Be safe this weekend and be very careful with fireworks if you live in one of the drought stricken areas like myself. The past month has [...]
