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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On Its Fifth Anniversary, GDPR Proves (Again) to Be a Road Block for Data Flows
Read more: On Its Fifth Anniversary, GDPR Proves (Again) to Be a Road Block for Data FlowsMay 2023 European Policy Update Data Protection & Privacy TLDR: Data Protection Authorities are issuing millions of dollars in fines against companies exporting personal data from Europe. At this time,…
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SCOTUS Punts on Content Moderation, Rush to Regulate AI Sucks All the Oxygen out of D.C.
Read more: SCOTUS Punts on Content Moderation, Rush to Regulate AI Sucks All the Oxygen out of D.C.May 2023 US Policy Update Section 230 Lives to See Another Day…For Now The Supreme Court rejected lawsuits seeking to hold Google and Twitter liable for the content hosted on…
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Developers Alliance Joins Industry Coalition in Calling for Caution on the Revision of the Product Liability Framework
Read more: Developers Alliance Joins Industry Coalition in Calling for Caution on the Revision of the Product Liability FrameworkDevelopers Alliance joined a broad coalition of associations representing technology companies in calling the EU legislators not to rush the negotiations on revising the product liability framework. The joint letter…
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Europe continues to rewrite internet law, from AI algorithms to encryption
Read more: Europe continues to rewrite internet law, from AI algorithms to encryptionThe April 2023 European Policy Update Data protection and privacy The Italian Data Protection Authority has announced that Open AI’s Chat GPT has been reinstated in Italy after implementing a…
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Congress Tackles Tech and Minors. But Are Their Solutions the Right Ones?
Read more: Congress Tackles Tech and Minors. But Are Their Solutions the Right Ones?April 2023 US Policy Update Not Every Social Problem has a Tech Solution Across the world – in the United States, Europe and the United Kingdom, Australia, and elsewhere –…
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Not Every Social Problem has a Tech Solution
Read more: Not Every Social Problem has a Tech SolutionTech can accomplish many things, but it can’t do that. Facts first. It is impossible to have both secure communications and a back door for law enforcement. Not “hard” or…
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More Deliberation Needed Before Senate Considers CSAM Bills
Read more: More Deliberation Needed Before Senate Considers CSAM BillsDevs work hard to make the internet a safer place. They have long operated under the premise that consumer trust is paramount, since users won’t pay for services they distrust….
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Content Moderation Takes Center Stage in Washington
Read more: Content Moderation Takes Center Stage in WashingtonMarch 2023 US Policy Update The Shield and Sword of Online Speech: Debating the future of Section 230 On March 23, the Developers Alliance, along with allies from Tripadvisor and…
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Italy Bans ChatGPT While the UK Takes a Pro-innovation Approach to AI Regulation
Read more: Italy Bans ChatGPT While the UK Takes a Pro-innovation Approach to AI RegulationThe March 2023 European Policy Update Artificial Intelligence The Italian Data Protection Authority (il Garante) has imposed a temporary limitation on the processing of Italian users’ data through ChatGPT. The…
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The Shield and Sword of Online Speech: Debating the future of Section 230.
Read more: The Shield and Sword of Online Speech: Debating the future of Section 230.The “Debating the Future of Section 230: The Shield and Sword of Online Speech” webinar presented diverse viewpoints on content moderation and governance. This brief video clip from the webinar…
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