On January 24th, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit declined the U.S. government’s request for an en banc rehearing of the Circuit’s landmark Microsoft vs. United States decision. This refusal to revisit its July 2016-issued decision affirmed that U.S. law enforcement cannot arbitrarily demand access to data stored [...]
Today the Supreme Court ruled in Riley v. California that law enforcement must get a warrant before accessing the data on your cellphone or smartphone. This unanimous decision by the Court is an important step in protecting the privacy of mobile device users. Since 1914, the Supreme Court has recognized [...]
ACT | The App Association executive director Morgan Reed issued a statement on today’s FTC clarification on the enforcement of children’s online privacy to provide guidance for companies that manage student data online. School administrators often are provided few details about how online service providers handle data collected on children, [...]
Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced updates to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) that addresses many of the concerns of industry. In response to the new rules, Association for Competitive Technology Executive Director Morgan Reed made the following statement: Final Rule Makes Important Changes for Large Companies [...]
Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission released a new report entitled “Mobile Apps for Kids” that highlighted a persistent privacy transparency gap on mobile apps for children. During their press conference, the FTC highlighted the Association for Competitive Technology's education and transparency efforts as "promising." In response to the report, [...]