Is Google Selling Investors Private Search Data?

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Kenilworth man is hired – Kenilworth Today

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Bonhams appoints Dave Dallas as international head of Old Masters

Last Updated on Thursday, 15 December 2011 03:05 Written by External Post Thursday, 15 December 2011 03:05

From January 3rd Dave Dallas the distinguished Old Masters specialist will take on a new brief for Bonhams, as International Director of the Old Masters Department.

Dave Dallas, 61, joined the Old Masters Department of an international fine art auction house in 1969 and has had four decades specialising in this most demanding area of the art market where an educated eye, expertise and a flawless memory are the tools of the trade. It was a decision that has served him well.

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China art auction demand soars despite fakes concerns

Last Updated on Friday, 18 November 2011 09:10 Written by External Post Friday, 18 November 2011 09:10

The art market in China has grown in recent years to become the world's second largest, after the US. Auctioneers say economic conditions are increasing the appeal of art as an investment, but concerns about counterfeiting are driving calls for more regulation of the trade. …
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Article from the Lynn News – 11th November 2011

Last Updated on Friday, 11 November 2011 01:55 Written by External Post Friday, 11 November 2011 01:55

Auctioneer has lots more to offer

An expert in collectibles has just relocated to fakenham where he has opemed an Aladdin’s Cave for hobbyists.

It’s a business which grew out of his very first sale some 40 years ago when he bought an old sixpence (2½p) for 10/- (50p) and sold it the same day for £1.

That was in 1969 when David James opened his first shop in Norwich after a career in the Army serving in Borneo and Aden.

After a more recent period on Syderstone business park he has now relocated to Norwich Street, Fakenham, where 5000 square feet of storage space houses thousands of items such as postage stamps, cigarette cards, medals, bank notes, coins, postcards, old maps, prints, books and much more besides.

“We have one of the largest stocks of collectables in this country, if not in Europe.” he said. As an auctioneer and valuer he is an expert in the many branches of collecting but also has at his elbow a team of 20 consultants whose specialist expertise gives the business a vast knowledge of the worth of anything and everything a collector might be after. That ranges from valuable penny blacks to ten-a-penny contemporary trade cards given away by companies such as Brooke Bond, Kellogg’s abd McDonalds.

At any one time the company has up to 500 items on eBay as well as holding monthly auctions and fairs around the eastern region. “We sell one tonne of stamp albums through our auctions every month and we’ve just past the 2000 auctions.” he said.

But it is also very challenging business where collecting habits can change rapidly. Cigarette cards are currently not in vogue unless they are early and rare. But anything containing either gold or silver is much sought after as the value of bullion rises world-wide.

It is also a business where big money is paid for rarity. Currently he has letters, sent before postage stamps were introduced in 1840 with the advent of the Penny Black. One, dated 1666, is valued by the distance it travelled: the greater the distance the greater the value. Marks on the correspondence record the total mileage with the recipent paying accordingly. Another lucrative market is old cheques and postal orders.

Taken from the Lynn News – www.lynnnews.co.uk – 11th November 2011 – Picture by Peter Bird

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Summary Box: FTC’s take on Google’s Wi-Fi spying

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 October 2010 05:21 Written by External Post Thursday, 28 October 2010 05:21

SCOLDING GOOGLE: The Federal Trade Commission chastised Google for collecting personal information transmitted over unsecured Wi-Fi networks without realizing it was grabbing the data for several years. NO PUNISHMENT: The regulatory agency closed its
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FTC Ends Probe of Google StreetView Privacy Breach

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 October 2010 01:21 Written by External Post Thursday, 28 October 2010 01:21

GovTechGuy writes “The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wrote to Google on Wednesday to end its probe into a major privacy breach in which the company collected and stored private user information, such as passwords and entire e-mails, without even
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Bits: F.T.C. Drops Google Inquiry on Street View Data

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 October 2010 01:21 Written by External Post Thursday, 28 October 2010 01:21

The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that it would cease its inquiry into Google’s collection of consumer data transmitted over wireless networks by its Street View cars. In a letter issued Monday morning, David C. Vladek, the director of
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White paper: Seven best practices for fighting counterfeit sales online

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 01:21 Written by External Post Wednesday, 27 October 2010 01:21

Counterfeit sales represent 5 to 7 percent of world merchandise trade today. The damage these sales do to rightful brand owners goes well beyond revenues and profits: numerous reports have suggested that counterfeit and piracy trade supports terrorism,
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Big Media Wants More Piracy Busting From Google

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 October 2010 03:20 Written by External Post Thursday, 14 October 2010 03:20

suraj.sun writes “Last month, executives from two music-industry trade groups, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), asked Google if it could provide a means to help
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