Tech Swamp
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!
- Update frequency
- every 22 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 120
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
2024 Tech Policy Priorities
For our first episode of 2024, we’re breaking down the top tech policy points of interest from 2023 to see what policymakers around the globe are prioritizing in the new year.
00:15:52 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
The Deep End - Encryption and Equity: A Global Call for Consumer Protection
With the risk of privacy breaches increasing daily, researchers continue to find that the dangers of such compromises disproportionately burden disenfranchised communities. In order to protect the mo…
00:56:55 |
Thu 30 Nov 2023
UK SEP-isode
We’re being joined by Priya Nair, IP Counsel and IP Fellowship Coordinator at the Innovators Network Foundation, for another SEP-isode! We’re talking through the UK Competition and Markets Authority’…
00:20:21 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
The Deep End - Empathy Engine: Understanding Accessibility Tech and the Policies Impacting It
We’re featuring our exclusive fireside chat with accessibility experts Betsy Furler, CEO of member company For All Abilities, and Brian Scarpelli, senior global policy counsel at ACT | The App Associ…
00:54:56 |
Thu 28 Sep 2023
Exploring the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework with Paula Bruening
We’re being joined by data privacy expert Paula Bruening for a “what’s what” when it comes to the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). Paula is the founder and principal at Casentino Strategies, w…
00:11:23 |
Thu 24 Aug 2023
The Deep End - 2023 Legislative Time Machine
We're hitting you with a special episode of Tech Swamp: The Deep End! We're hopping in our legislative time machine with Caleb Willamson, state public policy counsel, and Taylor Downs, Federal Policy…
00:19:54 |
Thu 27 Jul 2023
AI Decoded: Unraveling Policy Principles in the Age of Automation
In this episode of our Global Tech Swamp podcast, we’re joined by Graham Dufault, general counsel at ACT | The App Association, to talk us through our responsible and thoughtful policy approach to re…
00:23:53 |
Thu 29 Jun 2023
IP-apalooza
In this episode of our Global Tech Swamp podcast, we’re talking all things patents and intellectual property (IP). First, we’ll be diving into the importance of strong IP laws for our small business …
00:29:46 |
Wed 31 May 2023
AI Will Always Need You
In this episode of our Global Tech Swamp podcast, we’re being joined by Andrew Savitz, founder and CEO of member company Canned Spinach, to discuss AI, how they’re using it in their day-to-day, and f…
00:26:22 |
Thu 27 Apr 2023
Unpacking the Hype: Accessibility at SXSW with Betsy Furler
In this episode of our Global Tech Swamp podcast, we’re being joined by Betsy Furler, founder and CEO of member company For All Abilities, to discuss her business, accessibility tech, and some of the…
00:22:37 |
Thu 30 Mar 2023
DE&I in STEM and STEAM with Chris Sims
In this episode, we’re being joined by Chris Sims, founder and CEO of member company CAVU, to talk about the amazing work they’re doing around the intersection of diversity, equity, & inclusion, comp…
00:28:15 |
Mon 27 Feb 2023
Global ACTivists for Change
Listen to the first episode of 2023 as we discuss the global policy landscape for the coming year. We’ll be talking through rules and regulations related to privacy, competition, connected health, an…
00:31:12 |
Tue 31 Jan 2023
2023 Global Policy Lookahead
For our final episode of 2022, we’re being joined by Graham Dufault, Original Friend of the Pod and General Counsel here at ACT, for a 2023 global policy lookahead. We’ll be talking through potential…
00:48:46 |
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Peeling Back the Layers: Unwrapping the Truth about Privacy Nutrition Labels in Tech
In this episode, we’re being joined by Carnegie Mellon University’s Dr. Lorrie Cranor for a deep dive into one of the trendiest and most innovative privacy tools being rolled out by platforms: privac…
00:25:00 |
Wed 30 Nov 2022
See Yourself in Cyber
This episode, in honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re featuring representatives from App Association member companies CAVU and Quokka. Cyber expert Nikos Kiourtis, co-head of research and de…
00:39:13 |
Thu 27 Oct 2022
Breaking Down the Four P's of Privacy
This month we’re hitting you with a legislative privacy update, just as Congress is within striking distance on passing a federal privacy law. We’re talking through what our members are hoping for wh…
00:24:24 |
Thu 29 Sep 2022
The EU's Cyber Resilience Act
In our newest episode, we take a deep dive into the European Commission’s newly proposed Cyber Resilience Act, which introduces common cybersecurity rules for manufacturers and vendors of digital pro…
00:28:50 |
Tue 20 Sep 2022
A Global Member Takeover
the third ever cross-over episode of Tech Swamp and our first official Global Member Takeover episode! This month we’re being joined by members from the US, EU, and UK to give us the latest updates o…
00:59:40 |
Tue 30 Aug 2022
Congressional Crystal Ball: What's Ahead This Fall?
This month, we’re hitting you with a comprehensive legislative update at both the federal and state levels. We’re breaking down legislative priorities and the impact of the upcoming recess on the Hil…
00:29:49 |
Thu 28 Jul 2022
Implementing the DMA & DSA
We are already halfway through 2022, so we thought it would be a good time to reflect on the first six months as well as look forward to the remainder of the year in terms of tech policy in the EU an…
00:30:17 |
Mon 18 Jul 2022
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