Content, Privacy & Data Regulation
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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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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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2019 In Hindsight: We Laughed, We Cried, He Tweeted
Read more: 2019 In Hindsight: We Laughed, We Cried, He TweetedThe turning point was when democracy realized politics had metastasized online. No one agrees on facts, the truth doesn’t matter, ghosts in the machine, and weaponization of the internet.
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Children’s Privacy, Encryption Debate Returns, and Oracle v. Google heads to SCOTUS
Read more: Children’s Privacy, Encryption Debate Returns, and Oracle v. Google heads to SCOTUSThe November-December 2019 Developers Alliance U.S. Policy Update.
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Curbing Terroristic Content, Green Initiatives, and Privacy Issues End 2019
Read more: Curbing Terroristic Content, Green Initiatives, and Privacy Issues End 2019The EU also issues its response to the latest Brexit developments. The Developers Alliance Nov-Dec 2019 EU Policy Update.
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Anonymity And Social Norms On The Internet: A Prediction
Read more: Anonymity And Social Norms On The Internet: A PredictionWhen the internet was small and home to a small tribe, social norms were enough to keep things in line. But when nobody knows you’re a dog, what’s to stop you from biting people?
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Developers Alliance Signs Joint Industry Letter On European Union Terrorist Content Proposal
Read more: Developers Alliance Signs Joint Industry Letter On European Union Terrorist Content ProposalThe letter details industry recommendations for the proposed legislation’s scope and compliance.
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The European Commission Moves Forward, Important CJEU Rules and the German Approach on Data and Algorithms
Read more: The European Commission Moves Forward, Important CJEU Rules and the German Approach on Data and AlgorithmsAlso, Brexit is well… Brexit. The Developers Alliance Sept-October 2019 European Policy Recap.
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We signed on to a joint industry letter on the ePrivacy proposal, asking policymakers to reconsider it.
Read more: We signed on to a joint industry letter on the ePrivacy proposal, asking policymakers to reconsider it.The draft ePrivacy Regulation was proposed in January 2017 and remains on the agenda of theCouncil of the EU following two and a half years of intense discussions. Progress on…
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Patents, Privacy, and (AI) Policy: U.S. Policy Update
Read more: Patents, Privacy, and (AI) Policy: U.S. Policy UpdateIt’s been a busy fall as elections loom and technology issues like privacy and AI have caught the public’s attention, for better or worse. Oh, and something about “peaches”, if I heard it right.
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