TechBytes

Who could oppose a new service that is universally loved by its participants? Government, of course—especially government at its worst. 

Presidential politics means we have only about two months left of useful legislative time, so it’s time for the Senate to get its act together and move the Email Privacy Act.

As yet another example of regulation hampering innovation, telemedicine in Texas is being held back by the Texas Medical Board.

Commending congressional leaders for taking the first steps of Congressional oversight on the FCC’s controversial AllVid rulemaking.

Politicians and bureaucrats increasingly want to legislate and regulate innovative new products and business models before they even exist. Instead, better to let society express its will before legislators try to do it. 

If Washington has its way, the “Internet of Things” won’t be much more than a sprawling, tax-collecting, expansive, government-spying operation.

The law enforcement function is vital to a safe and secure society, but keeping law enforcement within constitutional limits is vital to a free society. We can have both.

For years, big-government pro-taxers have often deployed parliamentary tricks to thwart the vote on a permanent Internet tax fix. This time, however, there may be nowhere to hide.

When a company is seeking to use government regulation to pad its own bottom line the government should reject the proposal.

The SEC is holding up ECPA reform in an attempt to parlay more agency power, demanding a carve-out in any updated ECPA bill that would give the agency power to access your data without a warrant.