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#11: Uber and the Future of Work

January 28, 2016

Uber, Lyft, and other sharing-economy companies are facing lawsuits all over the world, especially over the way they classify their workers. While the independent contractor...


Senate Passes Judicial Redress Rights for Europeans, but Plays Hardball on Safe Harbor

January 28, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. —  Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 19-1 to extend redress rights to certain European citizens so they can enforce their data protection...


FCC’s War on Set-Top Boxes is Short-Sighted and a Costly Distraction

January 28, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. — Yesterday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his plans to force pay-tv or multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to change their existing equipment...


#10: Internet Coupons

January 27, 2016

Companies have many ways of enticing and incentivizing customers, including through coupons. At the grocery store, this practice is uncontroversial. But in the digital world,...


#9: Binge On & Zero-Rating

January 25, 2016

You might think that a company giving stuff away for free would be a cause for everyone to celebrate. But that isn’t the case with...


#8: Privacy Reform — or Digital Trade War?

January 22, 2016

Since Snowden’s revelations about US surveillance in 2013, not much has changed — at least, for Europeans. Europeans are rightly outraged. Late last year, Europe’s...