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German Government Asks Internet Companies to Develop Self-Regulatory Code for Geo Data Services and Proposes Draft Law

Hunton Privacy

On September 20, 2010, the German government under the leadership of the Federal Minister of the Interior held a summit on “Digitization of Cities and States – Opportunities and Limits of Private and Public Geo Data Services.” OpenStreetMap and panogate. is responsible for coordinating the drafting of the Code.

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Predictions 2014: A Difficult Year To See

John Battelle's Searchblog

The lessons of disruptors like Google, Twitter, and Amazon, as well as newer entrants like airbnb, Uber, and Dropbox, can be applied to solving larger problems than where to sleep, how to get a cab, or where and how our data are accessed. Predictions 2010. 2010: How I Did. This won’t last forever. 2013: How I Did.

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