ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Consumer Trust and Online Transactions.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 2, 2003 TOPIC: A survey conducted by the Conference Board found that consumer trust regarding online shopping and other business transactions has increased among U.S. Web surfers since last year, according to an article by Reuters. Thirty-three percent of Web users surveyed believe their online transactions are safe, compared to 27.5 percent last year. Online retailers experienced a rise in sales this holiday season that was stronger than traditional store sales, the article says. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Stephen Hsu is an expert in the area of Internet privacy Internet privacy consists of privacy over the media of the Internet: the ability to control what information one reveals about oneself over the Internet, and to control who can access that information. and security technology. As co-founder and chairman of SafeWeb's board of directors, Stephen is Stephen I, king of Hungary: see Stephen, Saint (975–1038). Stephen I or Saint Stephen orig. Vajk (born 970/975, Esztergom, Hung.—died Aug. responsible for setting the vision and corporate strategy for SafeWeb, leading the management team in developing key strategic alliances and partnerships. Stephen has been quoted and profiled in numerous print, online and broadcast media worldwide, including The New York Times, The New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. Wall Street Journal and CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. . Stephen has testified before Congress on the issue of consumer privacy legislation and on U.S.-China technology issues. PR: Sandra sandra (sänˑ·dr  ),adj Song, 510-601-8855 x108, sandra@safeweb.com Oren Milgram, of StudentMarket.com, a "Dot Com dot com - com Survivor," is the brain-child of Oren Milgram, a 1997 graduate of San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. State University. Milgram's pervading contact with the student market, e-commerce companies, and industry suppliers, have made him one of the leading authorities on online college shopping. Founded in 1995, StudentMarket.com is located near Boston, MA, the college capital of the world. 781-398-1841, oren.milgram@studentmarket.com Dr. Wendy Moe, of the University of Texas, Austin, is an expert on topics such as Internet shopping, data sets and statistics. 512-232-2793 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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