Next week, the European Parliament plenary will vote on one of its most controversial files to date – the Copyright Directive. The new legislation touches upon a number of thorny issues that have been the subject of intense debate, yet its Article 3 – aiming to regulate Text and Data Mining (TDM) – is often … Read More >>
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As AI Grows, Privacy, Security, and Global Data Flows Are Key to Innovation, BSA Tells FTC
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) policy and enforcement priorities have a significant impact on the digital economy – and the development of cutting-edge software tools, such as artificial intelligence. The agency has a long track record of evaluating its policy and enforcement approaches, including its 1995 hearings on competition and consumer protection; its pre-centennial global … Read More >>
Tech and Law Enforcement Should Deepen Cooperation to Fight Crime
Debate about law enforcement’s ability to access encrypted devices and communications remains a stalemate. Law enforcement leaders continue to insist on the need for extraordinary access to encryption in criminal investigations; technology experts note that such an approach would bring untenable risks to the security and privacy of individuals, businesses, and critical infrastructure. While this … Read More >>
2018 Fly-In: BSA Talks AI, Data, and Workforce with Congressional Leaders
On Wednesday, board members and executives from BSA’s member companies met with Members of Congress to talk about policy priorities of importance to the software industry. These issues also affect the American economy as a whole, since every sector relies on software. Our delegation included representatives from ANSYS, Autodesk, Datastax, DocuSign, IBM, Informatica, Microsoft, Okta, … Read More >>
Encryption Plays a Key Role in Securing Our Critical Infrastructure
We are surrounded by discussions of the benefits of future technology: smart cities and new services that will ease our commutes and improve our work lives and sensor-laden smart homes that will ease our day-to-day chores through the Internet of Things (IoT). In many ways, though, that future already is here on a much larger … Read More >>