Today ACT | The App Association is joined by a broad coalition of trade groups, companies and cybersecurity experts urging the Administration to develop policies that promote widespread adoption of encryption technology. The letter reads: We urge you to reject any proposal that U.S. companies deliberately weaken the security of their [...]
Patent reform is back in a big way in 2015 – and that’s a good thing. Today, App Association members and small companies are under threat from patent trolls that weaken the value of the patent system. Patent trolls are bad actors that use use vague demand letters to assert [...]
InterKnowlogy CEO Emilie Hersh is the newest addition to ACT | The App Association’s Board of Directors. Hersh’s experience spans more than twenty years with tech startups, consulting, and extensive team leadership across a number of industry verticals. As InterKnowlogy’s Chief Executive Officer she has successfully grown the company to [...]
This morning Reps. Tom Marino and Suzan DelBene introduced the Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act (LEADS Act) in the House of Representatives. This legislation shows that there is a bipartisan, bicameral commitment to assure the future of American tech companies that operate abroad. On behalf of ACT [...]
In response to today's passage of the STEM Education Act of 2015 by the House of Representatives, ACT | The App Association Executive Director Morgan Reed released the following statement: We are pleased to see the House pass the STEM Education Act of 2015 with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill [...]