Policy News & Research: Distilled down to what impacts developers.
Newly introduced bills in Washington. Regulatory changes out of the European Union. Big decisions can have a big impact on the developer community and the companies that count on them. From quick-hit synopses to in-depth research, we break it all down so you’re never in the dark.
All The Latest News
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Developers Alliance Joins Six Other High-Tech Organizations Calling on the White House to Defend American Workers from Harmful EU Protectionist Regulations
Read more: Developers Alliance Joins Six Other High-Tech Organizations Calling on the White House to Defend American Workers from Harmful EU Protectionist RegulationsThe European Union’s (EU) Digital Markets Act (DMA) targets highly successful American companies, harming innovation and job creation. The Developers Alliance joined six other leading tech organizations demanding that the…
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Fall 2023: Regulating Tech
Read more: Fall 2023: Regulating TechDeveloper issues are going to be widely debated behind the scenes even as politics takes center stage If you live inside the Brussels or DC bubble, you already know that…
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Developers Alliance Submits Comments to the United States Federal Trade Commission on Facial Age Estimation Technology
Read more: Developers Alliance Submits Comments to the United States Federal Trade Commission on Facial Age Estimation TechnologyFacial age estimation has the potential to be a safe, secure, and equitable avenue to protect minors online. The Developers Alliance supports innovations like these and encourages the Federal Trade…
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Developers Alliance Joins Industry Call on the CSA Regulation
Read more: Developers Alliance Joins Industry Call on the CSA RegulationDevelopers Alliance joined 12 other tech industry associations in calling the EU lawmakers to safeguard encryption and limit detection orders in the proposal for an EU Regulation laying down rules…
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Developer’s Alliance Addresses Global Data Privacy and AI Regulation at Chennai (India) Conference
Read more: Developer’s Alliance Addresses Global Data Privacy and AI Regulation at Chennai (India) ConferenceThe Faculty of Law, Dr. MGR ERI, Chennai, India organized a two-day National Conference on ‘Data Protection and Security in Digital Governance – Legal Issues and Challenges’ on July 26-27,…
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Developers Alliance Adds Two New Board Members
Read more: Developers Alliance Adds Two New Board MembersKareem Ghanem of Google and Steven Phillips of Contrast Security to assume governance roles. Washington D.C., July 11, 2023 — The Developers Alliance announced today the addition of two new…
Recent Research & In-depth Analysis
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A race to the finish line: Where does key legislation stand in Congress?
Read more: A race to the finish line: Where does key legislation stand in Congress?It is time to take stock of the legislation we have been tracking in Congress. In an era of unprecedented techlash, most of the legislation on our radar would harm developers and the products they are creating.
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The Competition to Regulate Competition
Read more: The Competition to Regulate CompetitionGlobal regulators are in a race, and developers may very well be the losers.
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The Competition to Regulate Competition
Read more: The Competition to Regulate CompetitionGlobal regulators are in a race, and developers may very well be the losers. This is a post about monopolies and big tech. Unfortunately, that also makes it a post…
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“Everything you see on the internet is true.” – Abraham Lincoln
Read more: “Everything you see on the internet is true.” – Abraham LincolnThat’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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Survey: 75% Of Developers Believe Java Licensing Fees Would Disrupt Progress
Read more: Survey: 75% Of Developers Believe Java Licensing Fees Would Disrupt Progress89% of developers agree that Java would not be as commonly used today if it had not been free for re-use from the start.
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Survey: Developers Show Concern Over Upending API Rules
Read more: Survey: Developers Show Concern Over Upending API RulesDevelopers are highly concerned if the long-held understanding about the re-use of APIs is upended by a court order, a new survey conducted by the Developers Alliance shows.
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