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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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New skills for a Digital Europe
Read more: New skills for a Digital EuropeOne year after the launch of the New Skills Agenda for Europe, the European Commission pushed its ambitions even further this week with the publication of a Communication setting out its vision for creating a European Education Area by 2025.
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Tax Reform Provision Is Concerning for Startups
Read more: Tax Reform Provision Is Concerning for StartupsTax reform is finally here. While the House and Senate undergo amendments, markups, and debate, the tech community is engaging to stop a provision that changes the way stock options are taxed. Those who should be most concerned? Startups.
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Trump Administration Complicates H1B Visa Extensions
Read more: Trump Administration Complicates H1B Visa ExtensionsMost recently the Trump administration is flying under the radar with its latest policy memorandum released late Monday that will make extending employment visas significantly more difficult. Under current rules, US Citizenship and Immigration Services officers exercise less scrutiny for applicants seeking a visa extension compared to new visa candidates — if you were a good…
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Statement from the Developers Alliance Joseph Simons’ and Rohit Chopra’s FTC Nomination
Read more: Statement from the Developers Alliance Joseph Simons’ and Rohit Chopra’s FTC NominationContact: Chris Grimm — cgrimm@appdevelopersalliance.org Washington, DC — Developers Alliance President and CEO Bruce Gustafson released the following statement regarding Joseph Simons’ and Rohit Chopra’s nomination to the Federal Trade…
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Good News: EU-US Privacy Shield gets European Commission’s green light
Read more: Good News: EU-US Privacy Shield gets European Commission’s green lightOn Wednesday 18 October, the European Commission published a report supporting the continuation of the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement and recommending some improvements. The report concludes the negotiations of the data-transfer deal’s inaugural annual review, which the Alliance previously covered here.
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Developers Alliance Statement on the LIBE Committee Vote on the ePrivacy Regulation
Read more: Developers Alliance Statement on the LIBE Committee Vote on the ePrivacy RegulationThursday, 19 October 2017 Contact: Michela Palladino – Michela@DevAlliance.org Developers Alliance Statement on the LIBE Vote on the ePrivacy Regulation BRUSSELS – Developers Alliance Director of European Policy and Government Relations,…
