Today the Federal Trade Commission made updates to its FAQ for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in response to concerns raised by app makers and parents. This FAQ is the principal means by which the Commission provides guidance for its children's online privacy regulation. Today’s action by the [...]
ACT | The App Association has been deeply involved in the health app market for some time now. While we’ve long believed in the transformative potential of this marketplace, it’s clear that care providers, developers, consumers, and industry analysts are catching on as well. 2014 has been declared the Year of [...]
Today’s Supreme Court decision Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International addressed the patentability of abstract ideas. It confirmed what we all know to be true: abstract business methods don’t deserve patent protection. This is good news for software developers. Today's decision clarifies what is patentable and removes a degree of uncertainty. It also reaffirms [...]
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act was enacted 1986 when stored electronic communications didn’t extend beyond answering machines for most Americans. At the time, only a handful of people were even aware of the internet. Since its enactment, the rapid growth of technology has allowed consumers to use cloud-based services to [...]
It’s an exciting time to be in the digital health industry. Apple’s HealthKit announcement at WWDC is just the tip of the iceberg. Over the past couple years I’ve seen incredible developments from mHealth companies at MoDev events, from AngelMD startups, and within HIMSS. Apple is wisely tapping into a [...]