2020 Vision: Will Congress Have Foresight on Healthcare Privacy?
As my colleague observed in a recent piece, while 2019 did not quite pan out as the “year of privacy” that some predicted, lawmakers did achieve significant progress last year. [...]
What you need to know about App Store Optimization and Ranking
Have you ever wondered how app stores determine which apps to show you when you type something into the search bar of the app store on your phone? If [...]
How German Patent Reform Could Benefit Innovative Small and Medium Enterprises
As the leading voice for small business innovators, ACT | The App Association works hard to bring the small business voice to legal and policy discussions about standard-essential patents (SEPs). [...]
Privacy is on Everyone’s Mind, But Do You Know What It Literally Means?
In January, the federal tea leaves foretold that 2019 would focus on consumer privacy legislation and regulatory action. Fast forward to early December, and there is but a partial fulfillment [...]
This Actually Was Kind of the Year of Privacy, and Other Thoughts
After nearly a year of little movement, Congress made major moves towards public drafts of bills to create a federal law on consumer data and privacy protection. This week ACT [...]
Putting a Face to the Name: The Worldwide Reach of Facebook
Part of a series on the effects of some of the biggest U.S. companies on the app economy. The way that humans have interacted with one another has evolved over [...]