One of the core concerns ACT | The App Association had about the original text of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) is that it effectively prohibits platforms from addressing and responding to security and privacy threats. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Chuck Grassley circulated a Manager’s Amendment yesterday, [...]
As we begin to look back and take stock of 2021, certainly one of the key themes in the technology policy space is the rapid convergence of the competition and privacy policy areas. Lawmakers in a handful of states, key committees in Congress, and policymakers around the world are taking [...]
You may not have a close, personal relationship with a federal law but for me, HIPAA holds a special place in my life. With two parents in the healthcare tech field, a quick stint in the world of electronic medical record implementation, and a few years focused on privacy in [...]
On September 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) held an understatedly crucial open meeting, the third under the tenure of its new chairwoman, Lina Khan. During the meeting, FTC Commissioners voted 3-2 to adopt a policy statement affirming that health apps and connected devices that collect or [...]
Congress is once again focusing on how social media companies are possibly manipulating consumers thanks to a new cadre of serious documented consequences. So, it is especially frustrating that the most vocal policymakers seem to be coalescing around a solution to these problems that actually helps the business models that [...]
