The role of copyright law in software-enabled consumer products
On February 16, ACT | The App Association submitted comments to the U.S. Copyright Office regarding the role of copyright law with respect to software-enabled consumer products. Representing over 5,000 [...]
App industry applauds ENCRYPT Act
Today, Representatives Lieu, Farenthold, Bishop, and DelBene introduced the ENCRYPT Act. In response, ACT | The App Association Executive Director Morgan Reed released the following statement: ACT | The App Association [...]
CONNECT for Health Act set to expand use of life-changing technologies
As the world has quickly embraced mobile technology, ACT | The App Association member companies have been creating innovative solutions to revolutionize the American healthcare system. They are improving the [...]
U.S. and EU reach critical data-transfer agreement
Today, negotiators from the U.S. and EU reached a new data-transfer agreement, entitled the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. The framework will allow companies to transfer user data back and forth across the [...]
Iowa elects ACT | The App Association member to modernize caucuses
“At this time, we can now call the state of Florida for Vice President Al Gore” - one of the six major news stations that made the wrong call on [...]
New OCR HIPAA guidance doesn’t lessen need for clarity on apps
Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to clarify patients’ rights to their health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In response, ACT | [...]