We are experiencing an unmistakable acceleration in the long creeping global trend toward internet balkanization. Nations around the world are increasingly skeptical of friends and foes alike, from the European Union rethinking international data transfers to data localization mandates in India. Of course, no one tracing President Trump’s rhetoric was [...]
For decades, the world coveted America’s unparalleled entrepreneurial ecosystem and its innovation capacity. At every stage of the information technology revolution, America is an undisputed leader. Yet, instead of embracing the advantages of the American innovation ecosystem in the “Race to 5G,” the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is exploring [...]
Part of a series on the effects of some of the biggest U.S. tech companies on the app economy. The social media website Reddit has styled itself as the “front page of the internet” for years. However, that’s not technically or practically true; in fact, for 68.7% of you, the [...]
ACT | The App Association members develop the innovative solutions that will power the growth of the internet of things (IoT). While the rise of IoT holds great promise, it also raises security threats thanks to the increase in networked devices in a wide range of industries. Because of this, [...]
Hackers do not discriminate. They seek out technological vulnerabilities to access consumers’ most valuable data, regardless of where the consumer lives, or where their data may be accessed. Last year alone, more than 15 million Americans were the victims of identity theft. The boundaries of the cyberthreats they faced had [...]