Earlier this month, the European Court of Justice ruled the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor agreement invalid, sending waves of uncertainty through the mobile economy. Small companies relying on the Safe Harbor to meet EU privacy obligations must now find other means to verify data protection. Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) or Model [...]
Today, the Office of Civil Rights launched a new website for health app makers aimed at providing a forum for HIPAA-related questions. We are pleased that OCR is following through on Secretary Burwell’s commitment last year to make HIPAA clear for mobile health companies. Innovation in smartphones and tablets has made it possible [...]
The United States is home to the world’s most vibrant app economy—an industry that is now worth more than $120 billion. Providing data security is a crucial product differentiator for U.S. app companies competing in the global economy. As the Office of Personnel Management breach recently demonstrated, good security depends [...]
Fitbit made a healthy public debut on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday – bringing its valuation to a whopping $4.1 billion. What began as a target of $20 per share Wednesday night jumped to an opening price of $30.40 on Thursday. For those doing the numbers, that’s a 52 percent climb. Of [...]
This week I'm in San Francisco at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), where Apple unveils new products and services set to drive the mobile economy over the coming year. One thing is very clear: the app economy continues to thrive. Having already earned in excess of $30 billion, iOS developers are [...]