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The Future of Capital Mobility
The Future of Capital Mobility
When global trade barriers fell capital became free to flow around the world. In turn, it created a burst of jurisdictional competition…
Samuel Hammond
Mar 30
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Want to save encryption? End the war on drugs
Want to save encryption? End the war on drugs
Stop creating unnecessary legal confrontations between tech and law enforcement
Eli Dourado
Mar 3
Why the FCC’s net neutrality rules could unravel
Why the FCC’s net neutrality rules could unravel
The White House pressure led to haphazard rules that may encourage ISPs to filter the Internet
Brent Skorup
Mar 1
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Why the FCC’s plan to improve set top boxes will backfire
Why the FCC’s plan to improve set top boxes will backfire
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler just announced that the FCC will be attempting, once again, to inject competition into the TV set top box (STB…
Brent Skorup
Feb 2
How technological innovation can massively reduce the cost of living
How technological innovation can massively reduce the cost of living
At the Y Combinator blog, Sam Altman announces that they are hiring a researcher to study a basic income.
Eli Dourado
Jan 29
ISPs have a First Amendment right to block offensive content
ISPs have a First Amendment right to block offensive content
There were two interesting exchanges in today’s House hearing regarding oversight of the FCC. Rep. Joe Barton asked FCC Chairman Wheeler if…
Brent Skorup
Nov 17, 2015
The New Drone Registry Targets Consumers
The New Drone Registry Targets Consumers
The Department of Transportation wants to create a national drone registry.
Samuel Hammond
Oct 22, 2015
What does the software industry think about software patents?
What does the software industry think about software patents?
In their own words
Eli Dourado
Sep 25, 2015
Disrupting Bureaucracy
Disrupting Bureaucracy
How software will eat the state
Samuel Hammond
Sep 24, 2015
Weaker encryption means weaker security, whether mandatory or voluntary
Weaker encryption means weaker security, whether mandatory or voluntary
The White House is right to oppose encryption-weakening legislation, but voluntary industry cooperation could create similar security…
Andrea Castillo
Sep 17, 2015
New York’s BitLicense is a failure
New York’s BitLicense is a failure
Are you a policymaker eager to kill innovation? Do I have a plan for you!
Andrea Castillo
Sep 11, 2015
Why the Constitution won’t let you tax zombies
Why the Constitution won’t let you tax zombies
Proposed taxes on violent video games should just stay dead
Anthony Glosson
Sep 8, 2015
The First Amendment, ISPs, and Net Neutrality
The First Amendment, ISPs, and Net Neutrality
Will the Open Internet Order survive a First Amendment challenge?
Brent Skorup
Sep 3, 2015
Hacking back: what’s the buzz and why does it matter?
Hacking back: what’s the buzz and why does it matter?
Late in 2014, hackers calling themselves the Guardians of Peace infiltrated Sony Pictures’ systems. The “GOP” then released a cache of…
Anthony Glosson
Aug 24, 2015
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A tech policy agenda for aspiring presidential nominees
A tech policy agenda for aspiring presidential nominees
What the candidates should promise in 2016
Eli Dourado
Aug 12, 2015
Why can’t you sue software makers for bugs?
Why can’t you sue software makers for bugs?
And how the law might evolve in the IoT era.
wendy knox everette
Aug 6, 2015
How smart cities can save big money
How smart cities can save big money
Why cities in decline might be the first to adopt advanced infrastructure
Emily Washington
Aug 4, 2015
How should Bitcoin be governed?
How should Bitcoin be governed?
Instead of supplanting Nakamoto/market consensus, let’s work on getting to consensus more quickly
Eli Dourado
Jul 30, 2015
An international perspective on autonomous vehicles
An international perspective on autonomous vehicles
A nonautonomous car outside the US is 7 times more likely to kill someone than one in America
Eli Dourado
Jun 21, 2015
How Attitudes about Risk & Failure Affect Innovation on Either Side of the Atlantic
How Attitudes about Risk & Failure Affect Innovation on Either Side of the Atlantic
“Why hasn’t Europe fostered the kind of innovation that has spawned hugely successful technology companies?” asks James B. Stewart in an…
Adam Thierer
Jun 19, 2015
Is this the end of the Sharing Economy?
Is this the end of the Sharing Economy?
A new ruling has struck a potentially huge blow to the rapid growth and development of the platforms that comprise the sharing economy…
Christopher Koopman
Jun 17, 2015
Healthcare.gov’s secret permanent enrollee database is a mega-hack waiting to happen
Healthcare.gov’s secret permanent enrollee database is a mega-hack waiting to happen
Indefinite data storage plus continuing HHS information security failures spell disaster
Andrea Castillo
Jun 17, 2015
Snowden leaks confirm: CISA is a surveillance bill
Snowden leaks confirm: CISA is a surveillance bill
The recently-revealed OPM breach and NSA overreach seriously undermine core CISA justifications
Andrea Castillo
Jun 9, 2015
Merriam-Webster’s awful net neutrality definition
Merriam-Webster’s awful net neutrality definition
When did dictionaries start adopting activists’ definitions?
Brent Skorup
Jun 4, 2015
Inside a Hollywood heist
Inside a Hollywood heist
The MPAA and the dark world of Hollywood’s political privilege
Christopher Koopman
May 28, 2015
Web security is totally, totally broken.
Web security is totally, totally broken.
Here’s how the blockchain could fix it.
Eli Dourado
May 27, 2015
Using SciCast to find answers in the Bitcoin block size debate
Using SciCast to find answers in the Bitcoin block size debate
Introducing blocksizedebate.com
Andrea Castillo
May 26, 2015
America’s schizophrenic anti-encryption cybersecurity strategy
America’s schizophrenic anti-encryption cybersecurity strategy
If US officials want to improve cybersecurity, why do they attack strong encryption practices?
Andrea Castillo
May 20, 2015
Resolving the Bitcoin block size debate
Resolving the Bitcoin block size debate
Use the markets, Luke.
Eli Dourado
May 11, 2015
Facebook in the Net Neutrality Crosshairs
Facebook in the Net Neutrality Crosshairs
The new international battle over Internet.org and zero rating
Brent Skorup
Apr 29, 2015
Intellectual property in an age of fanfiction
Intellectual property in an age of fanfiction
Crowdfunding platforms are providing new challenges for copyright norms and law.
Peter Twieg
Apr 6, 2015
What you should know about CISA
What you should know about CISA
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act is more about surveillance than security
Andrea Castillo
Mar 23, 2015
Feds fail 2014 Cyber Report Card
Feds fail 2014 Cyber Report Card
But that won’t stop them from pushing ahead with CISA
Andrea Castillo
Mar 19, 2015
Let a thousand Leviathans bloom
Let a thousand Leviathans bloom
What recent developments in darkweb markets can teach us about trust and competition.
Peter Twieg
Mar 18, 2015
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