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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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Two Critical Questions Every Fitness Tech Company Needs to Ask Itself
Read more: Two Critical Questions Every Fitness Tech Company Needs to Ask ItselfIn his prophetic 1992 novel Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson envisioned a fictional world with wearable computing used by those on the fringes of society to trade data and interact with each other in a virtual reality. In our actual reality, however, roughly 10% of people in the U.S. already own a dedicated wearable fitness device,…
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Secretary Clinton Shares Positive Tech Agenda for Devs
Read more: Secretary Clinton Shares Positive Tech Agenda for DevsThe presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Secretary Hillary Clinton, has released a 14-page position paper outlining her technology platform. Five broad themes help frame Secretary Clinton’s Initiative on Technology & Innovation. These five themes include goals that, if achieved, would support the developer workforce.
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Dev Download, June 30 – July 6
Read more: Dev Download, June 30 – July 6The 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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Beltway Voices: A Conversation With Chairman Michael McCaul
Read more: Beltway Voices: A Conversation With Chairman Michael McCaulHouse Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) has long been dedicated to public service, and has established himself as a well-regarded policymaker on innovation and security issues. He began his career as a federal prosecutor in the Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section, and later served as deputy attorney general for the state of Texas.…
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The Alliance’s Six Principles for IoT Policymaking
Read more: The Alliance’s Six Principles for IoT PolicymakingThe Application Developers Alliance recently unveiled a set of six principles to serve as our Internet of Things north star. The principles provide a foundation from which we at the Alliance will scrutinize laws and regulations in the IoT arena. Similarly, we hope policymakers will use these principles when considering measures that could potentially harm…
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Statement from the Application Developers Alliance on Platforms Acting as Gatekeepers
Read more: Statement from the Application Developers Alliance on Platforms Acting as GatekeepersWashington, D.C. (June 30, 2016) – The following statement from the Application Developers Alliance President and CEO Jake Ward was released in response to Apple’s rejection of Spotify’s newest mobile application.
