Legal Protection for Consumers Against Buying and Selling Goods Transactions Through Online Shops

The development of technology in the era of industrial revolution 4.0 is very rapid. These developments triggered developments in all sectors, one of the most affected by the industrial revolution 4.0 was the trade sector. In the current era of 4.0, trade has begun to develop from conventional trading that is trading through physical markets or more often we are familiar with supermarkets, malls, mini markets, and so forth to trade through online markets or more commonly known as E-Commerce. This is a fresh wind for consumers because with the switch of trade through E-commerce, a myriad of conveniences offered by the E-commerce. The conveniences include that consumer do not need to leave the house to buy an item, or in other words a trade transaction can be done anywhere without having to spend special time to travel to a store or shopping center. Not only positive things and conveniences caused by this development, but a myriad of problems that nowadays often occur in online buying and selling activities. Starting from goods that do not match the description or information provided by businesses to the delay of goods that have been promised by businesses, to other problems that essentially harm the consumer.

Mapping Online Geographical Indication: Agri-Food Markets on E-Retail Shelves

Economics has been trying to understand market functioning for a long time. However, the neoclassical approach does not satisfy the understanding of the mechanisms that operate in the construction, stabilization, and transformation of markets. For this reason, economic sociology proposes to provide subsidies from causal pluralism, rejecting explanatory theories of purely rational choices. Therefore, the use of sociological theories in the understanding of agri-food markets is also necessary. In this sense, this work aimed to compare the market for agri-food products with a geographical indication (GI) between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur, based on the performance of brands and supermarkets in both regions. For this, we used a data survey of thousands of products and respective GI registrations in the most prominent online markets of countries in both regions. We applied analyses that differentiated the economic blocs and used field theory to explain the phenomena found in the findings. The results indicated the formation of relevant bands in the GI market, a little voluminous, but capable of crossing borders, a second, with the majority of GIs found that are only commercialized locally, and a third invisible, where most products are located, which do not exist in these markets. Furthermore, supermarkets’ own brands have great relevance and are decisive in building the market.

If You Like Me, Please Don’t “Like” Me: Inferring Vendor Bitcoin Addresses From Positive Reviews

Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies are becoming increasingly popular as a payment method in both legitimate and illegitimate online markets. Such markets usually deploy a review system that allows users to rate their purchases and help others to determine reliable vendors. Consequently, vendors are interested into accumulating as many positive reviews (likes) as possible and to make these public. However, we present an attack that exploits these publicly available information to identify cryptocurrency addresses potentially belonging to vendors. In its basic variant, it focuses on vendors that reuse their addresses. We also show an extended variant that copes with the case that addresses are used only once. We demonstrate the applicability of the attack by modeling Bitcoin transactions based on vendor reviews of two separate darknet markets and retrieve matching transactions from the blockchain. By doing so, we can identify Bitcoin addresses likely belonging to darknet market vendors.

Price Discrimination in the Digital Age

This chapter discusses the morality of online price discrimination. Price discrimination is a widespread type of market behaviour and it occurs, roughly, when a seller systematically charges different prices for the same product when it is offered to different groups of customers. Price discrimination occurs both online and offline, but some find the practice particularly suspicious when deployed in online markets. This asymmetry, we argue, calls for an explanation. In the chapter, we define price discrimination and review a number of explanations of why, and when, price discrimination is morally objectionable. We argue that online price discrimination will often prove more problematic than its offline counterpart, but also that neither practice is necessarily morally wrong.

Collaborative Tax Evasion in the Provision of Services to Consumers: A Field Experiment

We conduct a field experiment with sellers of home improvement services on two German online markets. We take the role of consumers and vary whether we request an invoice for the delivery of the service. In a market that allows anyone to sell anonymously, a willingness to evade is prevalent. In a market that keeps track of credentials, sellers are only willing to evade when a willingness to collude is signaled. The evasion discount is in most estimates not larger than the tax subsidy for legal demand. Evasion is unlikely to be beneficial for many consumers in our setting. (JEL C93, H25, H26, L84)

Pelindungan Kesehatan Masyarakat Terhadap Peredaran Obat dan Makanan Daring

Information and communication technology has had an impact on the food and drug online market. However, not all food and drugs in the online market have permits and other requirements that can threaten public health. Against something that is detrimental to society and requires protection from the government, it requires public policy to overcome. In the implementation, public policy requires the role of the bureaucracy, the private sector, and community groups. This paper examines efforts to protect public health against online markets of food and drug from the perspective of the roles of the government, the private sector, and the community. The research approach used is qualitative with a descriptive analysis method. The data collection technique was carried out by means of a literature study. The government has limited resources in monitoring online markets that do not recognize geographic boundaries. The private sector has a role in creating integrated programs that support policies and pay attention to consumer rights. The community also plays a role in increasing awareness and reporting to the marketplace and BPOM on illegal products. Several suggestions, among others, need to increase the socialization of regulations; making technical regulations and pharmaceutical service standards in the online market of drugs; improvement of communication, information, and education; increasing The National of Drug and Food Control resources and increasing the role of the marketplace in filtering every product sold. In addition, it will accelerate the discussion of the drug and food control draft which is included in the Prolegnas 2021. AbstrakKemajuan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi telah berdampak pada meningkatnya kegiatan jual beli obat dan makanan daring di tengah masyarakat. Pandemi Covid-19 mengubah cara masyarakat mendapatkan obat dari cara konvensional menjadi daring. Namun, tidak semua obat dan makanan yang diedarkan daring memiliki izin edar dan memenuhi persyaratan lainnya sesuai dengan peraturan perundang-undangan sehingga dapat mengancam kesehatan masyarakat. Sementara itu, kebijakan pengawasan terhadap obat dan makanan yang diedarkan daring tersebar dalam berbagai peraturan perundangan. Dalam implementasinya, suatu kebijakan publik memerlukan peran dari pihak birokrasi (pemerintah), pihak swasta, dan kelompok masyarakat. Tulisan ini mengkaji upaya pelindungan kesehatan masyarakat terhadap peredaran obat dan makanan daring dari perspektif peran pemerintah, pihak swasta, dan masyarakat. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif analisis. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan secara studi kepustakaan. Pemerintah memiliki sumber daya terbatas dalam mengawasi peredaran obat dan makanan daring yang tidak mengenal batas geografi. Pihak swasta berperan dalam membuat program terintegrasi yang mendukung kebijakan dan memperhatikan hak-hak konsumen. Masyarakat juga berperan dalam meningkatkan kewaspadaan dan melaporkan kepada pihak lokapasar maupun Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM) terhadap produk ilegal. Saran perbaikan kebijakan, antara lain: perlu peningkatan sosialisasi peraturan; pembuatan peraturan teknis dan standar pelayanan kefarmasian dalam peredaran daring obat; peningkatan komunikasi, informasi, dan edukasi; peningkatan sumber daya BPOM; dan peningkatan peran lokapasar dalam menyaring setiap produk yang dijual. Selain itu, mempercepat pembahasan RUU tentang Pengawasan Obat dan Makanan (RUU POM) yang masuk Prolegnas Prioritas 2021. RUU POM diharapkan menjadi payung hukum dalam pengawasan obat dan makanan termasuk peredaran daring.

Qualitative Data Analysis on E-Commerce

We are facing a perennial pandemic, so as to achieve a viable livelihood number of merchants started preferring online shopping over traditional markets with significant advancements. Online markets provide everyone a seamless experience of shopping from comfort at your own home which aligns with the current pandemic scenario. We have analysed the concept of online shopping through the eyes of the consumer and carried out a market research on the present e-commerce trends. This research paper allows us to perform an analysis over a broad demography of people and deduce their preferences on E-commerce giants. We will be analysing the trends being followed in the online market and the outlook of people on diverse circumstances. The study indicates the relevance of consumer’s gratification with the features and facilities provided by various e-commerce giants.