Microsoft, Amazon, eBay unite to fight identity theft
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
Technology giants including Microsoft, eBay and Amazon.com have formed a coalition to try to thwart identity theft and boost Americans' confidence in e-commerce. The Coalition on Online Identity Theft, led by the Arlington, Va.-based Information Technology Association of America, will urge consumers to keep more detailed records of their e-commerce transactions. The coalition will teach businesses to improve Web site and financial database security, and lobby the government to enforce penalties against identity thieves, said ITAA's president, Harris Miller.