ACT | The App Association executive director Morgan Reed issued a statement on today’s FTC clarification on the enforcement of children’s online privacy to provide guidance for companies that manage student data online. School administrators often are provided few details about how online service providers handle data collected on children, [...]
FTC Settles with App Makers Credit Karma, Fandango for Deceptive Trade Practices Late last week, the US Federal Trade Commission settled with Credit Karma, Inc. and Fandango, LLC. for deceptive trade practices related to security on their mobile apps. Both companies overrode mobile operating system default settings. iOS and Google [...]
App Piracy Convictions Ensure Profitability of the 99¢ App The Justice Department just convicted two individuals responsible for running an internet marketplace for pirated apps - a first for our nascent industry. This enforcement action is welcomed by the small companies and startups that are the leaders of this growing [...]
Association for Competitive Technology executive director Morgan Reed issued the following statement in response to today’s request by six Senators for more clarity on FDA’s regulation of mobile medical apps. Earlier this year, Mr. Reed toured the country speaking to app makers and venture capitalists about opportunities in the [...]
ACT president Jonathan Zuck issued the following statement in response to concerns about the in-app purchasing/freemium business model raised by the European Commission. Consumers are the ultimate beneficiaries of the freemium model because it allows them to try before they buy. It gives consumers the power to decide how much, [...]