News - EU says most technology e-tailers fall short

[HEXUS]

Europe pokes its nose into the continent?s biggest consumer electronics e-tailers and finds them wanting.

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[Faiakes]

Good!

First Microsoft, then Intel, now the eTailers.

It's nice to see that the EU is doing a better job of controlling big business and not giving them a free reign (unilke in others countries where said companies are nearly impossible to convict)

[Andeh13]

Oh god forbid the EU & their almighty ban like powers....

Any website that fails to make corrections could face warning letters and then enforcement action. If this was ignored the operators could be prosecuted and face fines.
(BBC news technology website)



Fear their threat of possible warning letters & then maybe enforcement or maybe a fine if you ignore them!!

[Faiakes]

Well that's how the Microsoft thing started and it turned out to massive fines.

It's a start. You have to see it as an additional measure against local corrupted or inadequate laws.

[kalniel]

Quite pleased about this to be honest - I'm betting most of the companies just didn't know, or claimed not to know, so now that excuse has gone I think we'll see a cleaner act without any need for threats or punishment. Even if not all it would take is a naming and shaming session to be of tremendous benefit to the consumer.

[alchemist118]

It is a start, look at MS they thought the EU was a joke until that massive fine.