In January, the federal tea leaves foretold that 2019 would focus on consumer privacy legislation and regulatory action. Fast forward to early December, and there is but a partial fulfillment of this prophecy. There are media series, protests, and polls but as far as the law goes, only the California [...]
2007 was a tough year for Vincent Keunen and his family. Only three months after he was diagnosed with leukemia, doctors discovered that his 10-year-old son Pierre was suffering from an extremely rare form of cancer called Ewing’s sarcoma. Although Pierre lost part of his right leg, and Vincent still [...]
United States Attorney General William Barr made headlines a few weeks ago when he announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) was actively investigating “Big Tech” over antitrust concerns. Pairing together “Big Tech” and “antitrust” is a veritable political Yahtzee these days, but the DOJ’s statements on antitrust are worth a [...]
Data protection and the right to privacy are two given rights enshrined within the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a first attempt to ensure European citizens’ data is handled and processed in line with these fundamental rights. Two proposed regulations [...]
Hi! We haven’t formally met, but I’m Ashley Durkin-Rixey, director of communications at ACT | The App Association. I joined the App Association in August of 2018. This is a personal story about digital health tools that begins with roller derby. I played competitive roller derby for about eight years [...]