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Greetings from Brussels!

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Jun 10, 2020

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This month we're releasing our first international Tech Swamp episode with our Europe team: Mike Sax, Morgane Taylor and Anna Bosch! We're discussing all things EU members and policy, what the upcoming Digital Services Act means, and how ACT EU member, Wello- a health startup, is fighting childhood obesity. We're also discussing tech history and the top tech headlines in Brussels.

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Jun 10, 2020

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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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Episode 1: Welcome to the first episode of Tech Swamp! Today we're talking tech history, DC headlines, random identifiers, and the Twitters. For the deep dive we're hashing out all things United States v. Microsoft and ICPA with our Director of Government Affa ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 5: Not to sound conceited, but this month is all about US! Our 20th birthday was May 27, so we’re highlighting it’s 20 years of ACT, tech policy, and initiatives we’ve dedicated our whole (ACT) lives to! Founder Mike Sax, and President Morgan Reed, sit ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 30: This month we’re talking about the role we have to play in answering the call for racial justice. We’re sitting down with our executive director, Chelsea Thomas, to discuss our commitment to stand with the Black community by looking within ourselves, ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 20: This month we have a different vibe: RECESS! As some of you may or may not know, August is a grim month here in the swamp - It’s hot, its humid, and congress heads home for a month-long recess. But why? Well we’re sitting down with our Executive Dire ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 10: This month we’re talking the 2018 Midterms with Senior Director for Public Policy Graham Dufault and Public Policy Coordinator Madeline Zick. We’re also joined by our member, SecureHIM’s Mike Meikle, for a cyber hygiene Q&A in honor of Cybersecurity ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 22: This month we’re chatting with one of Innovators Network Foundations’ (our foundation arm) privacy fellow Eric Goldman to talk all things California Consumer Protection Act. CCPA goes into effect January 1, 2020, so we’re getting you all the answers ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 2: This month we're talking CLOUD Act, GDPR, Cybersecurity, and....Olympics? Follow us on Twitter @actmembers and don't forget to rate and review! Peep our podcast notes here: http://actonline.org/techswamp by Tech Swamp
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Coming soon!: ACT | The App Association has an awesome podcast coming soon. Here's what you can expect from us in 2018! by Tech Swamp
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Episode 13: This month we’re taking a deep dive into all things standard-essential patents, or SEPs, with App Association Senior Global Policy Counsel Brian Scarpelli. We’re asking all the important questions like: “What are SEPs?” “Why should we care?” and “Wha ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 3: This month we're doing an ACT SXSW panel debrief. We're talking workforce development and the #NewCollarRevolution. We're also discussing accessibility and how technology lends itself to those who have a physical or cognitive disability. Guests inclu ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 8: This month we’re hitting you with a DC fall forecast. No - not the partly cloudy with 100% humidity kind - a Congressional forecast! We sat down with our Senior Director for Public Policy Graham Dufault for a breakdown of the 2018 midterms, as well a ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 21: This month we’re talking all things Developed. If you don’t know what Developed is, shame on you. Just kidding! Developed is our latest series of events that is aimed at developers across the United States. We’re going to talk through the content, th ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 9: This month we’re talking testimony, specifically our testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on telehealth. We sat down with ACT | The App Association President Mo ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 11: This month we’re taking a deep dive into the recent oral arguments for the Supreme Court case Apple v Pepper. First up, we’re sitting down with our policy counsel, Joel Thayer, and communications director, Ashley Durkin-Rixey, to discuss the biggest ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 31: This month we’re taking a deep dive into the hearing held by the House Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Anti-Trust. We’ll be joined by our Director of Communications and friend of the pod, Ashley Durkin-Rixey for some background on the anti-trust investig ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 17: This month we’re sitting down with founder of ACT | The App Association, Mike Sax, as well as our policy counsel, Joel Thayer for an Apple v Pepper debrief. We’re talking about the SCOTUS ruling in Peppers favor, what that means for app developers, a ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 6 - YourAppLady Crossover: This month is Tech Swamp’s first ever cross over episode! We teamed up with Betsy Furler, of the YourAppLady podcast, to talk all things accessibility. ACT Executive Director Chelsea Thomas joins us to discuss our work and advocacy in accessibility, ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 4: This month, we're all things AppCon! We're talking broadband infrastructure, Email Privacy Act, and computer science education & workforce development. Guests include our awesome members: Miguel Castro, Lindsey Cox, Jim Kathman, Emilie Hersh and Thom ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 14: This month we’re talking artificial intelligence (AI) specifically in the healthcare arena with the founder of ACT | The App Association, Mike Sax! We’re also going to be joined by Nicolas Duplessis from member company Efelya about how they use AI in ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 19: This month we’re sitting down with the president of ACT | The App Association, Morgan Reed, for a rundown of last week’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on online platforms, where he testified in part two of the hours-long hearing. And of course, w ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 16: This month we’re talking all things AppCon 2019. We’re sitting down with friend of the pod and senior director for public affairs, Graham Dufault, for an overview on what we'll be covering this year, including: television whitespaces, 5G, and privacy ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 12: This month we’re reviewing the wonderful, long, and productive year that was 2018 at ACT | The App Association. First up, we’re sitting down with executive director Chelsea Thomas to discuss some of our exciting achievements from the past year. We’re ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 25: This month we’re sitting down with the president of ACT | The App Association, Morgan Reed, to talk through the ins and outs of the Office of the National Coordinator for the Health IT’s interoperability and information blocking rule. And of course, ... by Tech Swamp
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Episode 28: This month we’re sitting down with senior global policy council, Brian Scarpelli, to talk about our Connected Health Initiative and the work being done around telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re talking the hill, FDA, and more! But first ... by Tech Swamp
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Greetings from Brussels - Episode 2: This month we're diving into the European Commission’s recent antitrust actions against Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay services. We're sitting down with our founder, Mike Sax, to discuss what this competition issue means for our members. We're also ... by Tech Swamp
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Greetings from Brussels!: This month we're releasing our first international Tech Swamp episode with our Europe team: Mike Sax, Morgane Taylor and Anna Bosch! We're discussing all things EU members and policy, what the upcoming Digital Services Act means, and how ACT EU membe ... by Tech Swamp
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