Press Releases

BSA | The Software Alliance urges the House of Representatives to pass the Email Privacy Act of 2017 (H.R. 387), which is scheduled for consideration Monday. This legislation would update the three decades-old Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) to require that law enforcement obtain a warrant before accessing a person’s content stored in the cloud. BSA is encouraged that Congress is moving early in the year on this important privacy issue. Read more

BSA | The Software Alliance welcomes the Trump Administration’s decision to retain Michelle Lee as Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). She understands the value of inventions and innovation, and her passion for the patent system has energized the USPTO. Read more

With the 2017 Presidential Inauguration less than two weeks away, BSA | The Software Alliance released its 2017 US Policy Agenda outlining the software industry’s priority policy areas for the year. Read more

BSA takes note of the Commission’s communication on how to ‘Build a European Data Economy’ which was published earlier today, focusing on the free flow of data and the so-called ‘emerging issues.’ Read more