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 [...]
UPDATES: On April 28, 2017, the App Association, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), CTIA and USTelecom have completed and filed the Industry Robocall Strike Force report. This report can be accessed at: https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/10428413802365/Ex%20Parte-Strike-Force-Report-2017-04-28-FINAL.pdf. On April 27, 2017, the App Association held a webinar to educate app developers and the [...]
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 [...]
Last October, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reversed two decades of effective online privacy regulation when it finalized a new set of privacy rules. The rule was adopted by a 3-2 vote, with the two Republican commissioners dissenting strenuously. Both sides of this debate want the same thing: effective privacy [...]