2019 In Hindsight: We Laughed, We Cried, He Tweeted
The 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
The November-December 2019 Developers Alliance U.S. Policy Update.
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APIs And The Notorious RBG: November 2019 Update
The lawsuit between Google and Oracle is the gift that keeps giving. The two companies have been battling over the Java/Android APIs since 2012. We’ve now come to the point where the U.S. Supreme Court (aka SCOTUS) is the only place where things can be settled. November 2019 Update: The Supreme Court FINALLY Takes the Case!
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“Everything you see on the internet is true.” – Abraham Lincoln
That’s not Lincoln. It’s Nicolas Cage. This photo could be animated and speaking, all in a matter of minutes, thanks to machine learning.
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Freedom Of Speech Threatened, A Looming Government Shutdown, and Patent Trolls
Looks like the scares are just beginning in the October 2019 US Policy recap.
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Decency, Free Speech, and Tomorrow’s Internet.
The internet has come a long way since the Communications Decency Act of 1996. Is it time to reform internet liability?
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Putting the ‘FUN’ in Washington’s Dysfunction
“Political life at Washington is like political life in a suburban vestry.” – Oscar Wilde
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Children Are The Future. COPPA Is Our Present.
We asked if you designed apps that can be used by kids…and we have some worrisome results to share … but also some useful advice.
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Patents, Privacy, and (AI) Policy: U.S. Policy Update
It’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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How To Maintain Your Lead And Influence AI
The Center for Data Innovation’s panel the United States’ AI leads and weaknesses, factors that could impact your business and development resources.
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Apps? No Kids Allowed. Seriously.
DC is looking to expand the rules that protect kids online, which sounds good. Problem is, they’re targeting any app that can’t guarantee a kid-free audience, which is not good at all.
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Event Recap: Assessing Asia’s Digital Future
The panel focused primarily on 5G, data localization, and how emerging technologies pose national security threats.
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