OCR Cloud Guidance Provides Much-Needed Clarity for Connected Health
Today, HHS Office of Civil Rights released guidance to clarify HIPAA obligations for companies storing and sharing health information in the cloud. This comes after a 2014 pledge to Congress from HHS Secretary [...]
App Association Files Joint Amicus Brief Opposing Delay in IANA Transition
Today, ACT | The App Association and a broad group of tech organizations and individuals filed a joint amicus brief in the United States District Court for the Southern District of [...]
Questions Remain as FCC Approaches Vote on Cable Set-Top Box Proposal
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on a proposal aimed at modernizing how consumers access cable and satellite programming. These rules will govern how consumers access devices [...]
ACT | The App Association members voice support for IANA transition
Yesterday, ACT | The App Association and a group of its members from across the country sent a letter to leaders in Congress in support of the Internet Assigned Numbers [...]
Two Days Left to Vote for SXSW 2017 Panels
Time is ticking to get votes in for panels at South By Southwest 2017 (SXSW) – the annual tech, film, and music festival in Austin, Texas. ACT | The App [...]
App Association Applauds NTIA Internet Oversight Transition
Today, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) confirmed that its oversight of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) would expire on September 30, 2016, and that the International Corporation of Names [...]