Eric Markowitz
International Business Times
New York, NY, United States
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Why Prison Phone Rates Keep Going Up Even Though The FCC Regulated Them
Nine months ago, the FCC ordered private prison phone carriers to lower prices. So why have prices gone up instead? → Read More
Omar Mateen’s Gun: How Sig Sauer Cashed In By Selling Assault Rifles To Civilians
Sig Sauer was a company near collapse — until it started making assault rifles, like the weapon used in the June 12 massacre that left 49 dead and dozens injured in Orlando, Florida. → Read More
Orlando Shooting And Guns: Assault Weapons Advertising Goes Up, But Big Ad Agencies Won't Bite
As politicians demand action on gun control, less attention is focused on how advertising agencies market popular assault rifles. → Read More
The FBI Has Spent Billions On Terror Databases. How Come They Didn’t Catch The Orlando Gunman?
The FBI was aware of Omar Mateen and had followed him off and on for four years. Was the Orlando shooting a big data fail? → Read More
Road to Rio: As Crime Explodes In Rio, Private Security Forces Step In As Protectors
While Brazil is famous for its many charms, it is also internationally recognized for something else: violence and crime. In the lead-up to the Summer Olympics, private security forces are mobilizing. → Read More
Police Are Tracking Your Car With This Technology Even If You’ve Done Nothing Wrong
License plate scanners collect vast amounts of data for police departments. The technology is used to catch criminals, but are innocent people also getting caught up? → Read More
Inside The Radical Plan To Launch A Fleet Of Self-Driving Shuttles In Beverly Hills
The wealthy California enclave wants to develop a line of autonomous shuttles. Is the initiative realistic or just a Hollywood fairy tale? → Read More
Police Departments Face A Crucial Question: How To Pay For Body Cameras?
Body cameras are increasingly becoming another piece of technology worn by officers in response to misconduct complaints. But they can be prohibitively expensive. → Read More
Police Are Deleting Smartphone Videos At Crime Scenes Even Though It’s Illegal
Thousands of people now record their interactions with police. What happens when police officers demand that those videos be deleted? → Read More
After Ukraine Cyberattacks, FBI And DHS Urge US Power Companies To Develop Better Safety Protocols
The world’s first cyberattack on a power grid cut electricity to hundreds of thousands in Western Ukraine. Now, officials worry the U.S. could be next. → Read More
Warfare 2.0: A Day In The Life Of A US Army Cyber Soldier
As international fears of another ISIS-inspired terrorist attack continue to grow, the Army has positioned cyber soldiers as potentially the first line of defense. → Read More
The FBI Now Has The Largest Biometric Database In The World. Will It Lead To More Surveillance?
The FBI is expanding its inventory of more than half a billion face photos, but many experts question whether that database can actually be used to deter crime. → Read More
How Prison Phone Calls Became A Tax On The Poor
One phone call at a time, American law enforcement agencies are making billions off the families of prisoners to pay for everything from new jails to police cruisers. → Read More
Tasers Legal? Supreme Court Suggests Stun Guns Should Be Protected By The Second Amendment
The Supreme Court decision Monday was a win for Arizona-based Taser International, which makes devices used by police across the U.S. → Read More
‘Zootopia’ Brings In $73.7 Million For Massive Box Office Weekend
The family-friendly animated film surpassed “Frozen” to set a weekend mark for Disney. → Read More
Ukrainian Demonstrators Protest Outside Russian Embassy To Demand Pilot’s Release
Protesters in Kiev on Sunday demanded the release of a hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot being held by Russian authorities. → Read More
Thanks To The Gun Lobby, In Some States It’s Easier To Carry A Handgun Than A Taser
The Supreme Court may soon consider extending the Second Amendment to cover Tasers. Should it? → Read More
Chicago Police Officer Is Now Suing The Family Of The Man He Killed
In an unusual case, a Chicago police officer is suing the family of a man he killed. One attorney calls it a “new low” for the Chicago Police Department. → Read More
Are Hillary Clinton’s Speaking Engagements Really A Campaign Problem?
There is mounting pressure on Hillary Clinton to reveal what she told Goldman Sachs bankers during paid speeches, but so far there's little evidence she will. → Read More
Blast Aboard Somali Plane Caused By Bomb, Officials Say
An explosion aboard a passenger plane Tuesday forced its pilots to make an emergency landing, and an official confirmed Saturday it was caused by a bomb. → Read More