“Breonna Taylor Is Another Victim of the War on Drugs” By Jeffrey Miron and Erin Partin, courtesy of the Cato Institute Yesterday Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced charges against one of the three officers who killed Breonna Taylor, an emergency medical worker who was shot when police raided her apartment on the suspicion that her ex‐boyfriend, […]
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Amazon’s Ring Doorbell Camera Shouldn’t Be an End Run around the Constitution
By George Landrith, President, Frontiers of Freedom More than 675 police forces across the nation have formed a partnership with Ring — the company that makes the now popular doorbell surveillance system. Ring is owned by Amazon and these police partnerships give the police the ability to quickly request and download video recorded […]
Local law enforcement must be able to take out drones near airports
As demonstrated by a number of high-profile incidents involving major disruptions to air travel, privately operated unmanned aerial vehicles can pose a major threat to airport operations, and left unaddressed the problem will likely only get worse as the total number of drones in […]
If AirBnB Doesn’t Act On Criminal Rentals, You Can Bet Congress Will
By Andrew Langer, President, Institute for Liberty When new technologies come to market, there are always unintended consequences. This is certainly true when it comes to new internet applications and services—sometimes unforeseen problems occur, and sometimes these apps can be used in […]
Amazon Ring devices enable mass surveillance
Like so many technological revolutions before it, the Internet of Things is being broadly embraced without any consideration for its implications for society — and that includes mass surveillance courtesy of seemingly innocuous items like digital doorbells, which just happen to be equipped with […]
WASHINGTON BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Surprise! Dem candidates vow to raise taxes
By Andy Blom, TES Contributor In the midst of steamy heat, spectacular fireworks, parades and an inspiring speech, Congress was hard at work during Independence Week – working to get away for their summer break. Meanwhile, free market conservatives continue to work on legislation, policy initiatives and […]