TRUSTe Answers the Challenge

By Jimmy Daniels
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

I mentioned earlier about the challenge Wayne Porter had for Carolyn Hodge of TRUSTe, answer some in-depth questions on the Revenews blog about TRUSTe, it’s certification policies, delisting procedures, their policy on adware, spyware, malware, and many more hard questions.

What is the size and security / privacy knowledge qualifications of the TRUSTe certification and compliance staff?

When TRUSTe learns of a company with outrageously bad practices — like Webhancer becoming installed without users’ consent — why not just terminate the company’s certification right then? Why wait months or years?

Does TRUSTe feel the use of exploits, worms or malware to be justification for immediate revocation?

Check out the whole list of questions here, should make for an interesting post when they send back their replies.