As my colleague observed in a recent piece, while 2019 did not quite pan out as the “year of privacy” that some predicted, lawmakers did achieve significant progress last year. In fact, Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) of the Senate Commerce Committee each recently unveiled [...]
Have you ever wondered how app stores determine which apps to show you when you type something into the search bar of the app store on your phone? If so, you’re not alone – the European Commission (EC) has also been asking this question. The EU’s Platform-to-Business (P2B) regulation [...]
As the leading voice for small business innovators, ACT | The App Association works hard to bring the small business voice to legal and policy discussions about standard-essential patents (SEPs). Our goal is to create an environment that allows small businesses to contribute to and utilize standardized technologies. A balanced [...]
In January, the federal tea leaves foretold that 2019 would focus on consumer privacy legislation and regulatory action. Fast forward to early December, and there is but a partial fulfillment of this prophecy. There are media series, protests, and polls but as far as the law goes, only the California [...]
After nearly a year of little movement, Congress made major moves towards public drafts of bills to create a federal law on consumer data and privacy protection. This week ACT | The App Association is publishing a two part series on these legislative drafts and what the text really means [...]