According to a recent survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are fewer independent contractors working in the US now than there were in 2005. Does this mean that the end of the sharing economy is near? Jared Meyer, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Government Accountability, joins the show to discuss the serious flaws in the survey’s methodology that led to a serious under-counting of independent contractors. For more, see his article in Reason, and his testimony before the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
#264: Is the WHO Blowing Smoke about Vaping Dangers?
#263: A Tech Update from the West Coast
#262: Another Attack on Encryption
#261: Florida’s Sharing Economy
#260: How America Can Keep Leading Innovation
#259: Section 230 and Online 'Censorship'
#258: Protecting creativity with Pinterest
#257: The Future of 5G with T-Mobile
#256: Driving Out Flexibility
#255 How Much Should We Worry About Deep Fakes?
#254: Bridging the Digital Divide through Internet Essentials
#253: The Road Ahead for Self-Driving Cars
#252: Harm-Reducing E-Cigs Might Go up in Smoke
#251: SESTA/FOSTA Hurts the Victims It Aims to Protect
#250: Mapbox
#249: Information Fiduciaries: The Privacy Awakens
#248: Everything You Wanted to Know about Information Fiduciaries but Were Afraid to Ask
#247: Seeing the Silver Lining in the Current Techlash
#246: Talking Privacy with DuckDuckGo
#245: Does the Internet Actually Need Saving?
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