Antitrust reform advocates argue strenuously that consumers will not lose privacy or security benefits if Congress prohibits mobile software platforms from being able to remove malware and other bad actors from app stores. The bills they are pushing, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S. 2992) and the Open [...]
It’s often said that privacy means different things to different people. But increasingly, policymakers, courts—and most importantly, consumers—are seeing privacy, in its shifting forms, as a tangible benefit with real value. For example, mobile software platforms (app store / operating system combinations) recently introduced additional controls for smartphone owners, enabling [...]
ACT | The App Association congratulates the Honorable Laurie Locascio on her recent confirmation as director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Under Director Locascio’s leadership, the App Association recommends NIST continue to prioritize standards, cybersecurity, privacy, artificial intelligence (AI), and other areas that will support U.S. [...]
Today, ACT | The App Association released a statement from president Morgan Reed supporting the need for privacy controls: “Open and fair competition in the digital marketplace drives our members’ success, but the proposals in the Open App Markets Act put consumer privacy at risk and will hinder our small [...]
ACT | The App Association congratulates the Honorable Katherine Vidal on her recent confirmation as director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The App Association represents thousands of small business software application development companies and technology firms across the mobile economy that rely on the ability to protect [...]