By Anna Bosch and Matt Schwartz On July 16, 2020, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) struck down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement, which provided a stable, streamlined, and inexpensive mechanism for the transatlantic flow of data between the two regions. The court cited concerns with U.S. surveillance law, which [...]
We’re approaching that time of the year when Europeans go on summer vacation – and although those might look a little different this year due to COVID-19, the European institutions are still taking their regularly scheduled recess. With that in mind, we’re using this quiet period to look back on [...]
So, you’ve had an idea for an app, you designed, developed, and tested it – but wait, how do you get your great new app in the app stores and reach millions of users all over the world? Based on the experience of many of our members, ACT | The [...]
On 14 June 2019, European institutions adopted the “Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services”, also known as the Platform-to-Business or P2B. As stipulated by law, the regulation goes into effect 12 months from the date [...]
On June 30, ACT | The App Association submitted feedback to the European Commission (EC) about two inception impact assessments (IIAs) related to the Digital Services Act legislative package (DSA). The DSA will update the EU’s 20-year-old eCommerce directive and address liability for user-generated content, online disinformation, as well as [...]