The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

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Issues in the News

 

1. TECHNOLOGY

A federal judge temporarily halts enforcement of a Louisiana law banning the sale of certain video games to minors.

 

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Technology Analyst Peter Suderman on how video game laws let parents shirk their duties.

 

 

2. ENVIRONMENT

Wildfires in Arizona force the evacuation of hundreds from their homes and businesses.

 

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Senior Fellow Robert Nelson on how poor federal land management contributes to the threat of dangerous wildfires.

 

 

3. PRIVACY

Visa acknowledges a breakdown in security at bank ATMs which could have compromised cardholders’ personal information.

 

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews on rapidly evolving private solutions to information security.

 

 

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