Ahead of Thursday’s Scheduled Markup of the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024, ACT | The App Association Calls for Increased Protections for Small Businesses
On Thursday, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce is scheduled to markup three bills, including the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 authored by Rep. Cathy McMorris [...]
Decoding SEP Licensing: A Comprehensive Guide for the IoT and AI Revolutions
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and policymakers alike often find the standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing landscape to be a difficult, dense, and confusing topic to understand. However, as the Internet [...]
The Four Ps of Privacy: Small Businesses’ Unified Call for a Thoughtful Federal Privacy Bill
In the absence of a national privacy law, disparate and misaligned approaches to protecting individuals' privacy continue to evolve and conflict with the most effective approaches to privacy and security [...]
SME Developers Seek Clarification on DSA: A Call for Dialogue and Enhanced Protections
As the digital landscape continues to evolve, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) developers find themselves at a crucial juncture, navigating the complexities of the Digital Services Act (DSA). While [...]
Statement from Morgan Reed on National Small Business Week
April 29, 2024 – Today, ACT | The App Association released a statement from President Morgan Reed celebrating Small Business Week: “This week, we celebrate National Small Business Week—an extraordinary [...]
Epic Games’ Brilliant Plan for Google Play: Burn it Down
The conflicts that led to Epic Games spending so much of its time in courts around the world over the past few years are only partly related to its business [...]