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An Inside Look at eBay Security

Posted by Hemos on from the looking-under-the-hood dept.

daria42 writes "This in-depth interview with eBay's Australia/New Zealand security manager is fascinating reading for anyone interested in online security and how the online auctioneer interacts with law enforcement agencies. "Normal people don't get up in the morning and wonder how they can steal or trick someone. I won't rest until we can eliminate wrongdoing," says eBay''s Alastair MacGibbon."

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  1. Not so in depth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    On reading this it seems eBay haven't got a blue. Basically the whole thing can be summed up by saying:
    1) We work closely with law enforcement agencies
    2) Less than 1/100th of 1% of cases are fraud

    No new information. No techniques the rest of us can use to prevent on-line crime. No reason to read it :(

  2. Eliminate wrongdoing? by Yonan · · Score: 3, Informative

    "I won't rest until we can eliminate wrongdoing," They'd best eliminate paypal (which they own) first then, if they're talking about wrongdoings. http://www.paypalsucks.com/ for the few who don't know about it. Taking the easy road out and getting money from the person they know is in the right just because it's easier then getting it form the scammer is the name of the game with Ebay and their wholely owned paypal.