ACT | The App Association Raises Red Flags From Small Businesses on New Jersey’s Data Privacy Act Implementation
The legislation aims to provide New Jersey residents with ‘more control over their personal data’, but provisions contain unnecessarily far-reaching and unusually restrictive mandates on innovative small businesses in [...]
ACT | The App Association Welcomes President Von der Leyen’s Focus on Startups and Scaleups
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – ACT | The App Association welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s emphasis on startups and competitiveness in her 2025 State of the Union speech. [...]
ACT | The App Association Joins 21 APEC Member Nations for Ministerial Meeting to Support Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – This week ACT | The App Association Senior Global Counsel Brian Scarpelli participated in the Innovation Network Forum for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), held around the [...]
Always be Filing: ACT | The App Association Filing Activity August 2025
Throughout the year, our policy team submits filings with government bodies worldwide to advocate for a regulatory environment that inspires and rewards innovation. From issues around regulating artificial intelligence [...]
What is the Hidden Gem of Attending WWDC? Community.
A Developer Community Spotlight with Mark Thomas Not many people can say they’ve attended 25 Apple Worldwide Developers Conferences (WWDCs), but Mark Thomas isn’t your average UK-based developer. As [...]