Content, Privacy & Data Regulation
Protecting consumer privacy without inhibiting developers’ ability to innovate.
Shaping Effective Privacy Policy That Doesn’t Overstep

Consumer protection, specifically related to digital privacy and data regulation, continues to be a focus of policymakers worldwide. But we believe good intentions can have unexpected results. Unnecessarily burdensome standards for securing online communications and tracking confidentiality can have a horrendous impact on small businesses and software developers. We work with the tech industry and lawmakers to help them better understand this complex topic as they write new regulation.
The Latest on Privacy & Data Regulation
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Developers Alliance Joins Global Privacy And Data Experts Asking EU and U.S. For Legal Certainty In Cross-Border Data Transfers
Read more: Developers Alliance Joins Global Privacy And Data Experts Asking EU and U.S. For Legal Certainty In Cross-Border Data TransfersThe Cross-discipline groups warn of disruption between EU and U.S. data-transfers should amenable agreements not be met.
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The Death Of GDPR
Read more: The Death Of GDPR“I told you so,” I said.
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Developers Alliance Joins Industry Open Letter Seeking To Bolster e-Commerce Directive Key Principles In Upcoming Digital Services Act
Read more: Developers Alliance Joins Industry Open Letter Seeking To Bolster e-Commerce Directive Key Principles In Upcoming Digital Services ActThe letter includes startups, large businesses, and business associations seeking to preserve the advantageous environment created by e-Commerce Directive guidance in the DSA.
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Contribution To The European Commission’s Consultation On The European Strategy For Data
Read more: Contribution To The European Commission’s Consultation On The European Strategy For DataThe approach proposed by the strategy partially meets these objectives. Invoking the need topromote “European values”, it inappropriately focuses on “more data being stored andprocessed in the EU,” increasing the…
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Europe’s Plan To Police Global AI
Read more: Europe’s Plan To Police Global AIThe EU feels they scored big with GDPR by being first to fill an international void in privacy regulation. New documents lay the groundwork for EU-style regulation of global AI next – can a repeat be in the works?
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Will Hate Speech And Fake News Bots Kill the Internet?
Read more: Will Hate Speech And Fake News Bots Kill the Internet?The fight against COVID-19 hate speech, disinformation, and misinformation may soon shake the Internet to its core. The first steps toward the fracture of the Internet have already been taken.
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Our Standpoints On The European Strategy for Data
Read more: Our Standpoints On The European Strategy for DataOur Standpoints On The European Strategy for Data Update: The economic circumstances due to the Coronavirus crisis imposes a new perspective. Technology innovation represents the key solution for future economic…
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