The makers of an Internet-connected sex toy have settled to pay a small amount to some 300,000 owners of a vibrator which was used…
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A Simplified Taxless State: A Proposal (part 3 of 3)
In this three-part series, I’m going to show how a state can be a pure market actor and not require taxation. The state will…
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A Simplified Taxless State: A Proposal (part 2 of 3)
In this three-part series, I’m going to show how a state can be a pure market actor and not require taxation. The state will…
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Told you so: Airport-style identity checks coming to train travel
Several European countries will start requiring photo ID from passengers to ride trains, similar to airport identity checks. The requirement concerns the high-speed Thalys…
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With the TPP and the TTIP gone, what threat to liberty comes next?
Asia Nikkei has just reported that the Trump administration has formally withdrawn from the TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a protectionist agreement masquerading as a…
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Understanding the fundamental, irreconcilable conflict between copyright enforcement and privacy of communication
Enforcement of copyright is fundamentally, conceptually incompatible with privacy of correspondence. You can't have the sealed and private letter in existence at the same…
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In science fiction, robot witnesses to crime are seen as normal. Nobody considered the privacy implications for present day.
The Police wants the cooperation of a robotic witness to a murder case, requesting Amazon’s help in recalling what the domestic robot “Echo” heard…
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The Government didn’t install cameras and microphones in our homes. We did.
It begins: Amazon’s constantly-listening robotic home assistant was near a domestic murder case, and now the Police wants access to anything it might have…
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Remember, remember, the Fifth of November
In the spirit of commemoration, I thought we could mark this November the Fifth by taking some time out of our daily lives and…
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Bitcoin, Innovation Of Governance; Lightning Rod Striking Balance Of Power
In its seven years of existence, Bitcoin has gained wide mainstream attention with its disruptive potential in finance. Yet, currency is just its first…
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