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Your Cause Camp 2018 Lineup is Here

NonProfit Hub

Vu’s passion to make the world better, combined with a low score on the Law School Admission Test, drove him into the field of nonprofit work, where he learned that we should take the work seriously, but not ourselves. There’s tons of humor in the nonprofit world, and someone needs to document it. ignitedfundraising.com. And counting.

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Where should US-based startups file their patent applications?

TechCrunch

But wait, a patent is a national right. Further, differences in the law in some countries can result in you spending significant money for little gain. You know that if you want to protect the product, you should file a patent application. So, you hire a patent lawyer and file a U.S. patent application. Problem solved, right?

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“We are going to create the best environment for startups in Europe”

TechCrunch

Spain’s government is gearing up to pass the country’s first ever startup law. A draft law agreed by ministers was presented to the parliament last month. So — if all goes to plan — Spain will finally get a startup law before the end of this year. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.

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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene

The Next Web

I leave it to academics to spell out all the precise mechanisms, but think of institutions such as top-level universities, multi-nationals and R&D centers in close proximity of each other supporting entrepreneurial activity (exchange of knowledge, pools of talent, supply chains etc.). What we need though, is skill-based trust.

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Zoom knots itself a legal tangle over use of customer data for training AI models

TechCrunch

The relevant laws here are the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which applies when personal data is processed and gives people a suite of rights over what’s done with their information; and the ePrivacy Directive, an older piece of pan-EU legislation which deals with privacy in electronic comms.

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Italy demands Google poison DNS under strict Piracy Shield law

Ars Technica

Italy is using its Piracy Shield law to go after Google, with a court ordering the Internet giant to immediately begin poisoning its public DNS servers. Regardless, Italy's communication regulator praises the ruling and hopes to continue sticking it to international tech firms.

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Italian media groups file criminal complaint over the WhatsApp hack on journalists

Engadget

It alleges that those responsible violated Italy's laws banning the "illicit installation" of eavesdropping equipment. Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaking in Parliament in Rome. However, he insisted the law was "rigorously respected." The company has since released a fix to prevent future uses of the exploit.

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