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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Online Platforms’ Fairness & Liability In Question
Read more: Online Platforms’ Fairness & Liability In QuestionThe October 2020 Developers Alliance US Policy Update.
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Dear Mr. President
Read more: Dear Mr. PresidentSoftware Developers are the engine of the digital economy. Here’s how our next President can help them thrive in 2021.
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“Viewpoint Diversity” & Fake News Take Center Stage While The “Election Of A Lifetime” and Google v. Oracle Loom
Read more: “Viewpoint Diversity” & Fake News Take Center Stage While The “Election Of A Lifetime” and Google v. Oracle LoomThe September 2020 US Policy Update
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Developers Alliance feedback on the inception impact assessments (IIAs) for the Digital Services Act Package
Read more: Developers Alliance feedback on the inception impact assessments (IIAs) for the Digital Services Act PackageThe Platform-to-Business Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 already responds to issues faced bydevelopers and other small businesses in the online platform environment. It provides them notonly much needed transparency, but requires online…
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Lead Software Developer Advocate Calls For Commission To Protect Fragile European Innovation In Digital Services Act
Read more: Lead Software Developer Advocate Calls For Commission To Protect Fragile European Innovation In Digital Services ActIn their submission, the Developers Alliance calls for a clear and harmonized framework across Europe and warns of a dangerous, chilling effect on European innovation due to hasty regulatory action.
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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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