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Iain Thomson in San Francisco, vnunet.com , Tuesday 30 September 2008 at 21:37:00 Government holds investigation into data leak The UK government is investigating how a digital camera containing terrorist images apparently taken by MI6 was sold on eBay…. More: continued here

Hertfordshire Special Branch is investigating a camera holding sensitive information about al Qaeda suspects that was handed into a police station. Media reports said the Nikon digital camera had belonged to an MI6 agent and was sold on Internet trading site eBay for just 17 pounds. More: continued here

Andreessen joins eBay board Silicon Valley / San Jose Business JournalBizjournals.com, NC –14 minutes agoNetwork Communications co-founder Marc Andreessen has joined eBay Inc.'s board of directors, the company said Tuesday. San Jose-based eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) CEO … More: continued here

Barence writes “In what’s turning out to be a bad week for security in the UK, confidential MI6 documents, fingerprints and photos relating to suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists have been found in the memory of the second-hand Nikon Coolpix camera, which was bought on eBay for only £17. The buyer immediately …

An official from British spy service Mi6 sold a camera on eBay that contained sensitive intelligence records including the names of terrorist suspects. More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay UK Reports Smooth Shops TransitionAuctionbytes –55 minutes agoBy Ina Steiner As AuctionBytes reported on Monday, eBay UK has eliminated its Stores inventory format – called Shops in the UK – while maintaining the Shops … More: continued here

The MI6 intelligence service is investigating how one of its cameras was sold on eBay. More: continued here

Police are investigating how a digital camera reportedly containing MI6 images of terrorist suspects came to be sold on Internet auction site eBay, police and the Foreign Office said on Tuesday. More: continued here

UPDATE 1-Vonage extends expiration of tender offerReuters –35 minutes agoIt has bled red ink since its launch due to high costs, and has faced growing competition from Skype, a unit of online auction company eBay Inc (EBAY. …Vonage (VG) Extends Expiration Date of Tender Offer to Purchase …StreetInsider.com (subscription)Vonage Holdings Corp. …

Auctionbytes eBay.com Advises Canadian Media Sellers to Adjust PricingAuctionbytes –55 minutes agoBy Ina Steiner eBay suggested that Canadian sellers of media products adjust their pricing when selling on the US site to deal with a new eBay.com shipping … More: continued here