UK cyber cops cuff three in counterfeit Cisco computer kit swoop
THE UK Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has arrested a three-man computer counterfeiting group alleged to have...
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Kim Sbarcea knew exactly what she wanted. She typed “Tiffany Elsa Peretti mesh earrings” into Google and scrolled...
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Researchers and brand companies have been chasing the use of various types of invisible inks to thwart counterfeiting for more...
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FAKE products are costing the country Sh60 billion annually in lost revenue, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics has said....
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Fake privacy gadgets, from Anonabox to Sever: Fighting a strange and profitable epidemic
Digital privacy and security took center stage in 2013, when we learned the extent of government surveillance on citizens under...
Learn MoreOfficials vow to stamp out counterfeiting
Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf said commercial fraud and counterfeiting have serious impacts on consumer health and safety.
He...
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NHSRC Poised To Enact Controversial Cigarette Warning Label
A coalition of health and labor groups on Monday submitted a pair of initiatives for the 2016 ballot to raise the state’s tobacco...
Learn MoreKenya: Counterfeits Costing Kenya Sh60 Billion Per Year
FAKE products are costing the country Sh60 billion annually in lost revenue, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics has said....
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Except petroleum, no sector saw growth in excise duty collections in FY14: CAG
Petroleum products are the only category that showed a growth in excise duty collections during FY14, on a year-on-year. These...
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DataDot Technology partners with Vietnam to foil counterfeiters
(ASX:DDT) should trade higher after the appointment of the Vietnam Institute of Anti-Counterfeiting Technology as agent for...
Learn MoreBeware the Fairtrade fraudsters: Shoppers warned to watch out for produce with fake labels as criminals attempt to cash in on premiums on ‘ethical’ goods
Middle class shoppers are being targeted by fraudsters selling fake organic and Fairtrade goods, according to new research.
The...
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Smuggling threatening economy
WITH Zambia actively exploring opportunities to diversify the economy, focus is shifting from the mining sector to alternative...
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