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Pushback on California Privacy Law Picks Up

Associations Now

California’s new data privacy law, in the mold of Europe’s GDPR, is leading the tech and advertising industries to push for federal legislation that would standardize the rules—and soften some of the California law’s requirements. “The companies are afraid of California because it sets the bar for other states.”.

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Associations at Odds Over Proposed Massachusetts Ban on Noncompete Clauses

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Deval Patrick (D) proposed legislation in April that would ban the practice of keeping employees from working for a competitor under most circumstances. California is one of just two states (along with North Dakota) that ban noncompete clauses in most cases. Massachusetts Gov. Where Industry Groups Stand. Webb told The Boston Herald.

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Proposed Copyright Curriculum Leaves Educators, Activists Conflicted

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But the still-in-the-works curriculum, focused so far on students in California, is already drawing criticism from educators and internet rights groups. The center hopes to introduce the materials as a pilot program in California, with the eventual goal of launching a national program.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.20.19

Reid All About it

The American Society of Journalists and Authors is suing California to protect the rights of freelancers there , thank goodness. New York and New Jersey are proposing similar laws—speak up if you live there. DelCor Technology Solutions – a team of smarty pants and I say that in the nicest way possible.

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Amid Rural Broadband Weak Spots, Nonprofits Offer Last-Mile Help

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A More Controversial Proposal Ideas for better rural broadband are coming from the for-profit space as well. Last month, Microsoft proposed utilizing unused television signals to create a path to internet access for underserved rural areas.

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Take Education Beyond Conference Sessions Using the Latest Apps

Associations Now

Enhance and customize the learning experience with new technology. Montréal, a global hub for information and communications technology, provided a tech-friendly backdrop to test drive the app at the recent creative business summit C2 conference. Every conference attendee brings a plus one: a phone.

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Publishers Hop on Board the Open Access Bandwagon

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More details: The driver: The public eye turned to the topic of open access after technology activist Aaron Swartz committed suicide in January. Writing about the initiative, University of California, Berkeley, biologist and Public Library of Science founder Michael Eisen suggests that the association has an inherent conflict of interest.

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