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California Labor Ruling Threatens the Entire Sharing Economy
Today, the California Labor Commission announced its ruling, filed in a state court on Tuesday, that Uber drivers are employees — not independent contractors. While...
The FTC Should Help Unshackle the Sharing Economy
Yesterday, TechFreedom and the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) filed comments to be considered at the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) upcoming workshop: The...
Insurance Companies Can Use Drones To Evaluate Your Next Claim
Originally appeared in: The Value Penguin The commercial use of drones is moving toward prevalence as insurance companies put them into practice. It is currently illegal...
Maureen Ohlhausen Objects to FTC’s Internet of Things Report
Commissioner Ohlhausen voted to approve issuance of the staff report, but objected to the report’s call for new baseline privacy legislation: I do not support...
Josh Wright Blasts FTC’s Internet of Things Report
Commissioner Wright has objected before that the FTC doesn’t take cost-benefit analysis seriously. He levels much the same criticism at the FTC’s new Internet of...
BitLicense Proposal Would Threaten Financial Privacy, Tech Coalition Tells NY Regulators
Last month, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) proposed a “BitLicense” to regulate virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin. Today, Coin Center, the Center...