About Association for Competitive Technology

ACT is a global trade association for small and medium-sized technology companies. Our members are entrepreneurs, innovators, and independent developers within the global app ecosystem that engage with verticals across every industry. We work with our members to promote a policy environment that rewards and inspires innovation while providing resources that help them raise capital, create jobs, and continue to build incredible technology.

Examining the Privacy of Verbal Communications in Disenfranchised Communities

In 2021, ACT | The App Association launched its Amplify Diverse Talent Working Group, an effort seeking to elevate the contributions of diverse populations to the app economy, while at the same time highlighting the many issues that disproportionately cause harm to them and their communities. For our final event [...]

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How Government Restrictions on Platform Privacy Measures Could Harm Small App Developers

As we begin to look back and take stock of 2021, certainly one of the key themes in the technology policy space is the rapid convergence of the competition and privacy policy areas. Lawmakers in a handful of states, key committees in Congress, and policymakers around the world are taking [...]

App Developers Need to Pay Attention to the FTC’s New Direction on Health Privacy

On September 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) held an understatedly crucial open meeting, the third under the tenure of its new chairwoman, Lina Khan. During the meeting, FTC Commissioners voted 3-2 to adopt a policy statement affirming that health apps and connected devices that collect or [...]

New Event: The EU’s Evolving Framework for Standard-Essential Patents

The EU’s evolving framework for standard-essential patents Part I: Can injunctions be fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory? 27 September 2021 at 15h CET Register here Standardised technologies are a key component of the modern economy. With billions of devices connected through internet of things (IoT) technologies, new avenues of growth open [...]

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