If you checked your email inbox lately you will realize that the long-awaited California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is officially in effect. As a result, virtually every company with a national footprint must now comply with a long list of new requirements that fundamentally change the business-consumer relationship, as well [...]
As my colleague observed in a recent piece, while 2019 did not quite pan out as the “year of privacy” that some predicted, lawmakers did achieve significant progress last year. In fact, Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) of the Senate Commerce Committee each recently unveiled [...]
“Privacy” has a strong chance as a nominee for 2019 Word of the Year. Thanks to our increased output of consumer data and a number of high-profile data breaches, virtually every industry takes data privacy into consideration in their business strategy. Chief privacy officers are making their way into corporate [...]
On October 10, 2019, ACT | The App Association visited Monday Night Brewing Garage, an Atlanta, Georgia based brewery, to engage with developers about the local tech community, Georgia’s app economy, and general trends and opportunities for tech businesses. App Association member Southern DNA’s Chris Adams spoke at the event. [...]
On February 20, 2020, ACT | The App Association visited The Schlafly Tap Room, a St. Louis, Missouri based brewery, to engage with developers about the local tech community, Missouri’s app economy, and general trends and opportunities for tech businesses. Through this event we met CJ Pasley and Kevin Hagens, [...]