App makers welcome FDA general wellness guidance
Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance for mobile health devices and apps intended for general wellness. The guidance provides much needed clarity for app makers in the connected [...]
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in Effect on August 1 – What Do You Need to Know?
Next week the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield goes into effect, providing a streamlined program for American companies to efficiently – and legally – transfer user data from the EU. Here’s everything [...]
MACRA: Medicare’s Opportunity to Finally Embrace Connected Health Technology
The nation’s healthcare system is in the middle of a major transition – one that, if done well, will have an incredible impact on the lives of millions Americans who [...]
Second Circuit Court rules .docs now treated the same as printed docs
Today the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its ruling in the Microsoft vs. United States case over whether U.S. law enforcement needs a warrant to access data stored overseas. “The [...]
Tech industry urges passage of International Communications Privacy Act
Today, ACT | The App Association led a group of technology organizations urging the passage of the International Communications Privacy Act (ICPA). In a letter sent to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, the [...]
Congress examines FCC Privacy Proposal, Set Top Box Rules
Today, Congress considers two key issues affecting companies in the mobile economy at the House Energy and Commerce hearing on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) oversight and Senate Commerce hearing on the [...]