This month we’re hitting you with a legislative privacy update, just as Congress is within striking distance on passing a federal privacy law. We’re talking through what our members are hoping for when it comes to a bill and how the 4 P’s of privacy help address the needs of small business innovators in a federal bill. BUT before we get into that, we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.

In our newest episode, we take a deep dive into the European Commission’s newly proposed Cyber Resilience Act, which introduces common cybersecurity rules for manufacturers and vendors of digital products and services. These rules are meant to protect consumers from insecure products and address market needs as our society becomes more connected. During our policy discussion, we explained more of what’s in the Cyber Resilience Act, what it means for businesses and consumers, and what the next steps in the legislative process will look like. Of course, we also cover the top tech headlines in Brussels, tech history, and our random identifiers.

the third ever cross-over episode of Tech Swamp and our first official Global Member Takeover episode! This month we’re being joined by members from the US, EU, and UK to give us the latest updates on what they’re up to as well as what’s top of mind as regulators and legislators gear up for a busy fall. But before that, we’re hitting tech history and the top global tech headlines.

This month, we’re hitting you with a comprehensive legislative update at both the federal and state levels. We’re breaking down legislative priorities and the impact of the upcoming recess on the Hill. After we run through our federal updates, we’re joined by our state public policy associate, Caleb Williamson, for an update on state-level priorities and how they’re inspired by action (and inaction) on Capitol Hill.

We are already halfway through 2022, so we thought it would be a good time to reflect on the first six months as well as look forward to the remainder of the year in terms of tech policy in the EU and the UK. New laws tackling online content moderation, platform competition, and ongoing debates about an artificial intelligence act will directly or indirectly impact the businesses of our members and app developers around the world. In this episode we break it all down for you and highlight what to watch out for in the coming months.

This month we’re sitting down with our senior director for public policy, Graham Dufault, to take us through the ins and outs of the bipartisan privacy bill on the Hill. We’re talking though several provisions, from preemption to safe harbor, and what all this means for our members. And of course, we’re going to talk tech history, the top global tech headlines, and our random identifiers.

This month, we’re discussing security and privacy in app ecosystems and the first government-led initiative seeking to enhance it. The UK government released a new draft voluntary Code of Practice for app stores and app developers, which is open for comments until 29 June. And as always, we will cover tech history, the latest tech policy news in the EU and the UK, and our random identifiers.

This month we’re being joined by Matt Schwartz, policy associate here at the App Association for a chat about the new EU-U.S. privacy agreement and what this means for small businesses in the app economy around the world. And of course, we’re going to talk tech history, the top global tech headlines, and our random identifiers.

In this month’s episode, we dive into online privacy and how app developers, who care about their users’ privacy, can continue to develop the best apps possible while retaining users’ trust in the app ecosystem. To talk about this important topic, Daniel Jilg, co-founder of our member company AppTelemetry joins us. AppTelemetry is a privacy-focused data -analytics platform for app developers that helps them navigate the more and more complex data protection landscape. And as always, we cover tech history, the latest tech policy news in the EU, and our random identifiers.

This month we're releasing our second ever cross-over episode of Tech Swamp, with your US and EU team members and hosts! We’re being joined by Graham Dufualt, Senior Director for Public Policy in the US, to talk through the latest US-related competition legislation and EU co-host and policy expert Anna Bosch will be doing the same for the newly released DMA. Graham and Anna will also be talking though all the EU and US policy points and the potential impact on our small business members in the app economy. And of course, we’re going to talk tech history, the top global tech headlines, and our random identifiers!