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Every sector of our economy relies on software to succeed. Members of BSA provide cutting-edge cloud services, data analytics, manufacturing tools, cybersecurity solutions, and other digital capabilities to businesses of all sizes to generate new industries and new jobs. Modernized laws and policies in these priority issue areas will improve lives and support continued economic and job growth.

Read the 2026 BSA US Policy Agenda.

FEATURED REPORTS AND POSITION PAPERS

Privacy

State Privacy Legislation: Distinguishing Between Controllers and Processors

JUL 30, 2026 | GLOBAL

Comprehensive privacy legislation must create strong obligations for all companies that handle consumer data. These obligations will only be strong enough to protect consumer privacy and instill trust, though, if they reflect how a company interacts with consumer data.

Privacy

Controllers and Processors: A Longstanding Distinction in Privacy

JUL 30, 2026 | GLOBAL

This document explains the history of the controller/processor distinction and demonstrates how widely that distinction has been adopted in global privacy laws.

AI

Effective Accountability Along the AI Value Chain: Right-Sizing AI Responsibilities for the Role

JUN 09, 2026 | GLOBAL

BSA's primer on AI roles and responsibilities describes the AI value chain, which includes developers, integrators, and deployers, and emphasizes a key policy principle: responsibilities should fit the role of the company.

Trade Cross-Border Data

BSA 2026 Agenda for Technology Security Across Borders

MAY 06, 2026 | GLOBAL

BSA supports adaptable, forward-looking controls that keep pace with technological change, reinforce US technology leadership, and promote clear, consistent, fact-based decision-making.

Quantum

BSA 2026 Quantum Technologies Agenda

APR 13, 2026 | GLOBAL

The countries that lead in quantum computing will shape the global norms, standards, and benefits of the technology. Policymakers must act now to lay the foundation for long-term quantum leadership.

THE LATEST POLICY NEWS

BSA Urges the European Commission to Preserve Risk-Based Approach in AI Act Guidelines

JUL 23, 2026 | EUROPEAN UNION | EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

BRUSSELS — The Business Software Alliance (BSA) calls on the European Commission to ensure its final Guidelines on the AI Act's high-risk classificati ... Read more

AI

BSA on Quantum Technology and Security Executive Orders

JUN 22, 2026 | US

WASHINGTON – BSA Senior Director of Policy Henry Young issued the following statement following President Trump’s signing of two new executive orders on quantum technologies and security. Read more

Quantum

BSA Urges California Lawmakers to Reject Software Taxes and Protect Innovation Incentives

JUN 12, 2026 | US

WASHINGTON – BSA Senior Director of US State Government Relations David London issued the following statement regarding the SaaS tax and R&D tax credit limitation in California's proposed budget. Read more

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