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ACT | The App Association Asks the United States Department of Justice to Rethink Support for Misguided Legislation to Dismantle Privacy and Security Measures in the Mobile Ecosystem

Today, the Department of Justice expressed support for the “goals” of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S. 2992) and the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (H.R. 3816). ACT| The App Association cautions against supporting measures like S. 2992 and H.R. 3816, which would dismantle the platform framework [...]

By Karen Groppe|2022-03-29T13:13:49-04:00March 29th, 2022|Blog|

Statement on the Political Agreement of the Digital Markets Act in European Parliament

(BRUSSELS) 24 March 2022 — Today, ACT | The App Association released a statement from chairperson and founder Mike Sax regarding the political agreement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA): ‘We understand the hard work and commitment of the European institutions to push forward this unprecedented piece of legislation in [...]

By Karen Groppe|2022-04-01T09:27:51-04:00March 24th, 2022|Blog|

The State of Children’s Privacy: What’s Next After President Biden’s State of the Union Call Out?

When President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address as President of the United States last week, topline priorities regarding the war in Ukraine, curbing inflation, and promoting elements of his domestic Build Back Better agenda understandably consumed much of the runtime. Yet those in the [...]

By Matt Schwartz|2022-03-14T12:22:46-04:00March 14th, 2022|Blog|

Let’s Celebrate the Next Generation of Innovators Today, on Pi Day

(WASHINGTON, DC) March 14, 2022 - Today, ACT | The App Association released a statement from president Morgan Reed celebrating Pi Day: “Today is Pi Day—a day where across the globe we celebrate the mathematical constant pi while stuffing ourselves with our favorite pie (mine is rhubarb pie, hold the [...]

By Karen Groppe|2022-03-11T16:39:42-05:00March 11th, 2022|Statement|

What the UK Government Can Do to Encourage Competition and Innovation in the Standard-Essential Patent Ecosystem

One of our goals here at ACT | The App Association is preserving and promoting innovation while encouraging a healthy and robust standards ecosystem and ensuring that our members’ voices are part of the policy discussions around these topics is a crucial part of our efforts. A balanced intellectual property [...]

By Anna Bosch|2022-03-11T10:22:28-05:00March 11th, 2022|Blog, FRAND, Innovation and IP, IoT, Manufacturing, Patents, United Kingdom|