Last night, the FCC unanimously approved Verizon Wireless’s proposed purchase of unused spectrum owned by a consortium of cable companies. This is a very positive step to alleviate the looming spectrum shortage that threatens the future of our mobile economy. We’re pleased that the FCC is taking steps to allow [...]
App Analytics company, Flurry, came out with the results of a study about the changing dynamics of app revenue and uncovered some interesting details about the impact small app companies are having on the overall ecosystem. Studying revenue data, Flurry sought to determine how much the top ranked apps accounted [...]
The FTC deserves praise for listening to industry and advocacy concerns over its proposed amended rule on children's online privacy. Some of the specific points ACT raised in meetings with the Commission were included in its addended rule released on Wednesday. There is still room for improvement and clarity on [...]
Today the Future Privacy Forum published the results of its app privacy study. We are encouraged by FPF's findings which show the self-regulatory efforts of the app industry are producing measurable improvement in consumer privacy transparency. ACT has spoken with thousands of developers through boot camps, developer conferences and workshops. [...]
NTIA Administrator Larry Strickland gave a speech today before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in which he declared mobile apps to be the primary target for the administration's privacy bill of rights multistakeholder process. We are disappointed that the administration has singled out mobile apps in what it [...]