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Bruce Gustafson

Open Source Liability is Coming

No good deed goes unpunished (at least in Europe)

6 min readDec 30, 2023

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Open Source Liability is Coming

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Bruce Gustafson

Is it Time to Break the Internet?

Fragmentation is the only sure way to preserve internet freedom

9 min readJun 27, 2023

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Is it Time to Break the Internet?

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Bruce Gustafson

The Death of the 3rd-party Developer

The EU and US are about to dismantle Big Tech. They’ll be just fine … the rest of us are screwed.

4 min readJan 20, 2022

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The Death of the 3rd-party Developer

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Bruce Gustafson

AG^38 v. Google^5

Lawyers, economists, and software. Oh my. Here comes the latest Big Tech antitrust case.

7 min readJul 9, 2021

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AG^38 v. Google^5

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Bruce Gustafson

While you were in Quarantine, America Gave Away the Internet

American companies now need foreign permission to do business on the internet. Congress is about to make it worse. It doesn’t have to be…

9 min readJun 17, 2021

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While you were in Quarantine, America Gave Away the Internet

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Bruce Gustafson

The Death of GDPR

“I told you so,” I said.

4 min readJul 22, 2020

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The Death of GDPR

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The Startup

“Your Data” Is a Myth

The digital exhaust that trails behind you simply isn’t yours to control.

7 min readJul 11, 2020

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“Your Data” Is a Myth

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Bruce Gustafson

Who Should Control Apple’s Bite?

“Saint Peter don’t you call me ’cause I can’t go; I owe my soul to the Company store.”

3 min readJun 26, 2020

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Who Should Control Apple’s Bite?

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Google Play Apps & Games

Embracing innovation by building privacy friendly apps

A guide to trust and safety, platform value, and respecting the user, with practical steps you can take to ensure user data privacy.

8 min readJun 18, 2020

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Embracing innovation by building privacy friendly apps

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Bruce Gustafson

Free Speech Trumps the President

Forced speech is just censorship by another name.

5 min readJun 4, 2020

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Free Speech Trumps the President

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Bruce Gustafson

Bruce Gustafson

Over-educated tech veteran. Policy wonk. CEO @ DevelopersAlliance.org — advocating for the software developer community in DC and Brussels.

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