A simple flaw in federal law has led to a series of setbacks for both U.S. companies and law enforcement. Believe it or not, the law is not settled on whether or how U.S. law enforcement can access data stored overseas by a U.S. company. The answer depends on whom [...]
Tax reform holds huge promise for small biz app developers Repatriation drives downstream investments and opportunities for tech firms For small businesses, access to capital is crucial, and members of ACT | The App Association understand this all too well. Small businesses in the app economy participate in an integrated [...]
ACT | The App Association has long been a leading voice in the fight to ensure that our members and other digital economy innovators are permitted to utilize strong technical encryption to protect consumers and their data. We strongly encourage policymakers around the globe to think carefully as they deliberate [...]
App Association members increasingly need to be aware of (sometimes rapidly changing) legal and regulatory requirements and responsibilities as they look to expand to new markets to grow their customer base. As regulators around the globe continue to grapple with the growth of an internet-based economy powered by apps, data [...]
When Congress passed the Stored Communications Act (SCA) in 1986, storing e-mails on servers was very expensive. At that time, e-mail service providers generally deleted any stored content from their servers within 30 to 60 days to conserve storage space. As a result, Congress arguably viewed e-mails stored remotely for [...]