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#52: Regulating Airbnb
How friendly is your city to short-term rentals? As Airbnb, Home Away, and other home-sharing platforms grow in popularity, they run into a hodgepodge of...
#51: Netflix Wins Hypo(crite) Award
Last week, Netflix copped to deliberately downgrading its video quality for AT&T and Verizon customers for the past five years — without telling anyone. While...
#50: Regulators Gonna Regulate
You may not know much about the most important agency in Washington when it comes to regulating new technologies. The Federal Trade Commission, or FTC...
Netflix Wins Tech Hypo(crite) Award for Lying about Video Throttling
Tech Darling Cynically Manipulated Net Neutrality Debate to Ban What It Did in Secret WASHINGTON D.C. — Yesterday, Netflix admitted the company has long been...
#49: Apple v FBI- On Hold… For Now
Apple’s battle with the FBI in California is on hold for now, but the battle is far from over. This week, a federal magistrate postponed...
#48: How Stuff Works – The Sharing Economy
What exactly is the “sharing economy?” Regulatory battles with Uber and Airbnb make for flashy headlines, but how much do we know about the sharing...