Google & Apple’s Contact Tracing – The Basics And Your Questions Answered (UPDATED)
You’ve heard of it. People have celebrated it or lambasted it. What is it again?
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What Does The Paycheck Protection Program Mean For Developers?
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law. What is it and what is not? What does it mean for small software development firms?
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Silver Linings, Resources For Job Seekers, Contact Tracing Is Coming, And The STEM Pipeline… COBOL Anyone?
n the era of COVID-19 developers are banding together to find job resources and privacy concerns abound. The Developers Alliance 2020 April US Policy Update. Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the…
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Developers, Content Filtering, And Censorship Enforcement: An Appeal To Policymakers
We’re living in troubled times. One of the largest and lasting effects on society, however, may not have become fully apparent… yet. Are we risking harm to freedom of speech in the policies designed to combat COVID-19?
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Novice coder & Tech optimist Karina Stan, reporting from Brussels!
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Updated position paper on the Proposal for an E-Privacy Regulation
The Developers Alliance represents software developers and the companies invested in their success.The Alliance’s members include businesses of all sizes that are leaders in consumer, enterprise,industrial, and emerging software development,…
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Over-The-Top Services – to be or not to be?
Over the top services (or OTTs) include all those apps that we love and use to communicate in new and exciting ways. EU decision-makers have mixed feelings about them, however. While some want OTT to be regulated as telecoms services, others believe the disruption of traditional markets brings more choice for users, new business models for companies, and more competition to the market. Recently, expert research findings and a letter from 7 EU countries have called for less government intervention and more market-driven approach, promoting ambition as the prime driver of success.
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Why developers have a problem with the new debate around data as a counter-performance
Back in December 2015, the European Commission proposed new rules for contracts concerning the buying and selling of digital content (from music to apps, as well as social medias and cloud-storage services). The framework sets new conformity standards and digs further into the termination of contracts…
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Developers Alliance: Advocacy and Engagement
It has never been more important for the Developers Alliance to be an advocate for you and the issues affecting your business. To better serve you at this critical time, we are realigning staff and resources to focus on educating policymakers and empowering each of you as advocates.
Read MoreEnabling Berlin’s app scene with the tools for app success
On the 29th of September 2016, around 250 of Berlin’s finest developers, entrepreneurs, and marketers gathered for App Alliance’s annual App Strategy Workshop at the historic Kalkscheune venue. The event, hosted in partnership with Amazon Appstore, Flurry, AdColony, AppsFlyer, Branch, Appnext, and AppLovin, highlighted the fundamental strategies for any developer looking to build an app business.
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An ugly quilt approach: New Copyright rules bad for Developers
The European Commission is on the verge of releasing its Proposed Directive for new EU copyright rules. However, reaction to the leaked Proposed Directive have been not too enthusiastic. For many Commentators the Copyright reforms are severely lacking and are no where near what the European Commission promised.
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Dev Download, July 28 – August 3
The Dev Download keeps you up-to-date with the latest tech policy news. The Download is published each Wednesday, ensuring you and your team are informed on what policymakers are talking about.
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