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#75: War on Drug Phones
Has the War on Drugs become a war on phones? The Apple v. FBI saga made encryption a household issue, but while that case focused...
#74: The Role of Phone Companies in Surveillance
What role should telephone and other technology companies play in national security and surveillance? Who should be in charge of collecting and storing data about...
#73: On Amazon’s Design, Gov’t Knows Best
You may have seen this story in the news: a child runs up thousands of dollars worth of purchases on her parent’s Apple, Google, or...
#72: Regulating Bitcoin
How does one regulate Bitcoin and other virtual currencies? This is question is puzzling many lawmakers and bureaucrats struggling to navigate a new, decentralized industry...
#71: How Stuff Works: Bitcoin 101
Over the last few years, bitcoin and other virtual currencies have become increasingly viable alternatives to traditional money. Yet for most people, bitcoin is still...
#69: TWC-Charter Merger and FCC Extortion
This week, the Department of Justice approved the merger of Charter and Time Warner Cable, the sixth and third biggest broadband providers in America. If...