Patients + Apps = Improved Care
Part of the goal of testing all these wearables for We Wear It is to best understand how apps and devices help us live healthier lifestyles. That includes monitoring heart rate, [...]
Encryption Policy 101
The internet today sits at a crossroads. Data breaches and hacks occur everyday, stealing massive amounts of private information from American citizens. Engineers and researchers play whack-a-mole around the clock [...]
Here’s to seven years, App Store!
The number seven has long held considerable significance. The Babylonians gave us the seven-day week based on the (then known) seven heavenly bodies. There are seven notes on the musical [...]
App makers press White House on encryption
We have aggressively pressed the administration to steer clear of measures to weaken data encryption standards.The success of our member companies relies on the trust of users. If the government [...]
Amy Gleason: White House Champion of Change
Yesterday, the White House honored ACT | The App Association member Amy Gleason as a Precision Medicine “Champion of Change.” Amy is the Chief Operating Officer of Tampa-based CareSync, a [...]
Wearable of the Week: Misfit Shine
In my introductory post for We Wear It, I said that part of our goal for the 99 days is to help people learn about the wide variety of wearable [...]