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End of the Road
Read more: End of the RoadAfter a decade of advocating for the developer community, the time has come to wind down the Developers Alliance. For some of you, this may come as a shock. As…
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Netflix’s Tweet Inadvertently Sparks Data Privacy Debate
Read more: Netflix’s Tweet Inadvertently Sparks Data Privacy DebateThe tweet wasn’t exactly ratio’d (eight thousand replies to nearly half-a-million likes), but it did prompt many, from everyday users to tech and legal experts, to weigh in on Netflix’s use of anonymized consumer data. Everybody knows Netflix collects data like this – how else do they populate their “Trending” categories – but the casual…
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ePrivacy: Regulatory implications and impact on digital SMEs
Read more: ePrivacy: Regulatory implications and impact on digital SMEsOn Thursday 7 December, the Developers Alliance hosted a Tech Policy Dialogue entitled “ePrivacy: Regulatory implications and impact on digital SMEs.”. The event brought together industry representatives and policy-makers to discuss the ePrivacy Regulation and its potential consequences on small, innovative European businesses.
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Data in the Fragmented Global Marketplace
Read more: Data in the Fragmented Global MarketplaceTech knows the future of business is digital, and that digital means global. Entrepreneurs and developers make concepts a reality, refine software, and launch new products all within the digital space. But what about when your customer base expands beyond your home country’s market, or your data enters the cloud? ill you even notice? How…
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As court hears appeal in Oracle v Google, new Alliance report shows $77B at stake
Read more: As court hears appeal in Oracle v Google, new Alliance report shows $77B at stakeToday the Developers Alliance and NDP Analytics released a new report, “Quantifying Risks to Interoperability in the Software Industry,” that found the negative economic impact of threats to interoperability in the home and auto IoT space alone could exceed $77 billion in economic productivity over the next eight years. Building barriers and allowing companies to license and…
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Developer Read: A Developer’s Perspective on GDPR
Read more: Developer Read: A Developer’s Perspective on GDPRWe encourage our developer audience to read a recent post on Hackernoon from developer Bryan Soltis on the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe. GDPR is something all our members should know about as it will impact their business and the software they create.
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Fill the Gap: Gender Imbalance in the Tech Sector
Read more: Fill the Gap: Gender Imbalance in the Tech SectorGender inequality is a very big problem worldwide. This is especially true in technology, where women are under-represented at all professional levels and there are not enough initiatives towards creating inclusive policies and welcoming diverse talent.
