Congress’s App Store Bills Could Weaken Privacy Protections and Hurt Small Developers
Small business developers have long warned that certain competition proposals can unintentionally weaken privacy and security protections for users. This Congress, the issue is back: the App Store Freedom [...]
The UK’s Revised Encryption Backdoor Demand Still Threatens U.S. Privacy and Security
In September 2025, the UK Home Office reportedly served Apple with a technical capability notice (TCN) demanding the company build a backdoor into its cloud storage service for UK [...]
2025 Holiday Gift Guide
ACT's 2025 Holiday Gift Guide The holiday season is sneaking up fast. Almost as fast as those Black Friday promo emails piling up in your inbox. With the holiday shopping [...]
ACT | The App Association Supports Injunction Against Texas Law S.B. 2420
WASHINGTON, DC – ACT | The App Association (ACT) calls on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas to issue a preliminary injunction halting the effective [...]
European Parliament Continues to Stand Up for Startups, Innovation, and Economic Growth
BRUSSELS – In response to today’s European Parliament Vote to challenge the Commission’s withdrawal of the proposed Standard-Essential Patent (SEP) Regulation: “With a clear majority, today’s vote shows that [...]
Support for the Referral of the Commission’s Withdrawal of the Standard Essential Patent Regulation to the Court of Justice of the European Union
Roberta Metsola President of the European Parliament Rue Wiertz 60 1047 Brussels Belgium Cc: Group Presidents and Members of the European Parliament Re: Support for the Referral of the [...]