ACTivists for Change: Small Tech’s 2026 Policy Priorities

  Right now, policymakers around the world are setting their 2026 agendas on the same core questions: how to protect consumers online, how to govern AI responsibly without stifling innovation, how to strengthen privacy and security, and how to drive economic growth. From Brussels to London to Washington, across the [...]

The UK’s Revised Encryption Backdoor Demand Still Threatens U.S. Privacy and Security

  In September 2025, the UK Home Office reportedly served Apple with a technical capability notice (TCN) demanding the company build a backdoor into its cloud storage service for UK users. This order follows an earlier reported attempt to compel Apple to weaken its encrypted Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature. [...]

By |2025-12-01T09:30:48-05:00December 1st, 2025|Blog, Encryption, Privacy|

ACT Unites Worldwide Associations in Supporting Encryption

  Encryption is crucial to the global digital economy. If online services cannot use strong technical protection mechanisms like encryption, users of those services would not be able to trust that their sensitive data, including financial and health information, is safe from bad actors. Unfortunately, policymakers around the world continue [...]

By |2025-11-17T11:48:44-05:00November 17th, 2025|Blog, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Global|

A Scroll Down Membership Lane: October 2025’s Member Mondays

  ACT | The App Association’s members drive the innovation that powers our digital world. Each month, through our Member Monday series, we spotlight these trailblazing small businesses and their cutting-edge achievements. This month, in recognition of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and at a moment when policymakers around the world are [...]

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