BSA in the News

Washington Post, July 16, 2020. Companies blasted the move as the economy is struggling in the wake of the coronavirus. "This is an unwelcome development at a time when businesses on both sides of the Atlantic are focusing on recovering from the economic impacts of COVID-19 and are increasingly relying on data-driven tools and services to do so,” said Thomas Boué, director general of policy—EMEA at BSA, another tech trade group.” Read more

Bloomberg Law, July 16, 2020. “The good news is that SCCs remain valid,” said Victoria Espinel, CEO and president of BSA | The Software Alliance. “But today’s Privacy Shield decision will create challenges for more than 5,300 businesses, 70 percent of which are SMEs, across a range of sectors at a time when the ability to send data abroad is crucial to the economic recovery from COVID-19.” Read more

Business Insider, July 15, 2020. Business Insider included BSA's President and CEO, Victoria Espinel in a guide of the most important people at the intersection of tech, politics, and policy in Washington. Read more

National Journal, July 14, 2020. “If either the Privacy Shield or standard contractual clauses are invalidated, it could have a significant economic impact because companies across industry sectors—including automotive, agriculture, financial, health care, manufacturing, and HR—rely on those mechanisms to transfer data,” said Kate Goodloe, policy director at BSA | The Software Alliance, a technology trade association. Read more