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 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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In Brussels, It’s All About the COVID-19 Crisis
Read more: In Brussels, It’s All About the COVID-19 CrisisThe EU is adapting its policymaking systems to meet the conditions of the new coronavirus world.
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Coronavirus Nearly Halts US Policy, But Some Discussions Are Continuing
Read more: Coronavirus Nearly Halts US Policy, But Some Discussions Are ContinuingWhile many of the issues, legislation, and hearings advancing US policy have been canceled, some have continued. Antitrust, disinformation, and privacy debates are still on the now-virtual table.
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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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The Much Rumored EU Data & AI Digital Strategies Have Arrived, As Well As Taxes, And Brexit Confusion.
Read more: The Much Rumored EU Data & AI Digital Strategies Have Arrived, As Well As Taxes, And Brexit Confusion.This is the February 2020 Developers Alliance EU Policy Update.
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Hate Speech & AI To Fall Under EU’s Watchful Eye
Read more: Hate Speech & AI To Fall Under EU’s Watchful EyeBrexit the gift that never gave in the first place, keeps going
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Future’s So Bright, Gotta’ Wear Welder’s Goggles
Read more: Future’s So Bright, Gotta’ Wear Welder’s Goggles2020 will be very different in Brussels and DC. But whether it’s the US election or the first year of the new EU Government (Parliament Commission, President Of the Council, etc.), tech will be front and center in every major policy discussion.
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Our team of experts, from D.C. to Brussels, understands your nuanced needs. With a focus on digital markets, privacy and new technology, we strive to support industry growth by shaping effective policy worldwide.
