EarthWear has a number of competitors that sell goods over the Internet. Visit the home page for any two of EarthWear’s competitors. For example, visit the home page for Timberland (www. timberland. com), L. L. Bean (www.llbean. com), or Lands’ End (www.landsend. com).

Required:
a. Determine if any of the sites provides any type of assurance on its electronic commerce. (You may need to go into tools, properties, or page info in your browser to look for the certificates.)
b. If any of the sites provides assurance on electronic commerce, compare the assurances provided with the Trust Services principles and criteria.