Tech Swamp ACT | The App Association
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Listen to monthly episodes of Tech Swamp for global tech policy and business headlines, tidbits of tech history, and topical policy deep-dives on legislation and regulation in the U.S., EU, UK, and around the globe!
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Digital Trade Winds: Navigating the Future of Global Trade and Competition
Chelsea Thomas, executive director of ACT | The App Association, will join us for a digital trade and competition update. We’ll discuss some of the DMA-related actions in the EU and highlight how digital trade issues in the United States could impact small business entrepreneurs everywhere.
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Global SEP-isode
We’re being joined by Priya Nair, IP counsel and IP fellowship coordinator at the Innovators Network Foundation, for a global SEP-isode! We’re talking through the recent EU SEP Regulation vote and some recent standard-essential patent happenings in the United States and UK.
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WEAR IT Act
Have you ever wished you could use your health savings account (HSA) or flexible savings account (FSA) to purchase a wearable device? The WEAR IT Act could make that a reality. Join your regular hosts alongside policy experts Graham Dufault and Taylor Downs for an in-depth discussion of the WEAR IT Act, what it could do for better patient outcomes, and how our small business members could benefit if WEAR IT goes from bill to law. But that's not all. We're excited to welcome Aimé Mukendi Jr. from Metric Mate, a trailblazing member company in the wellness device sector, to talk through the ways their solution-oriented platform is leading to healthier and happier users.
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2024 Tech Policy Priorities
For our first episode of 2024, we’re breaking down the top tech policy points of interest from 2023 to see what policymakers around the globe are prioritizing in the new year.
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The Deep End - Encryption and Equity: A Global Call for Consumer Protection
With the risk of privacy breaches increasing daily, researchers continue to find that the dangers of such compromises disproportionately burden disenfranchised communities. In order to protect the most at-risk populations, lawmakers around the globe must tackle consumer protection issues one by one, especially the widespread efforts directed at privacy, content moderation, and online safety. During this discussion, we’re going to take a look into how developers are harnessing existing digital protections, like encryption, to build secure products and how various pieces of legislation in the EU, UK, U.S., and around the globe can help or hinder the future safety of the app economy.
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UK SEP-isode
We’re being joined by Priya Nair, IP Counsel and IP Fellowship Coordinator at the Innovators Network Foundation, for another SEP-isode! We’re talking through the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s horizontal guidelines, our member involvement, and how our feedback was incorporated into the final guidance.
Customer Reviews
Fun and Serious
This podcast has a nice way of diving deeply into tech policy while keeping it light. Topics include privacy, net neutrality, international data, and how to be successful as an app maker. If you build apps for a living, or even has a hobby, this is well worth listening to stay informed about laws and regulations that may affect your app.
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Engaging & in depth conversation about important tech news and issues. Looking forward to next month!