Representing thousands of app developers, ACT applauds Apple's proposed steps to address concerns raised by the use of location data on mobile phones. The public outcry we are witnessing demonstrates that the technology industry must do more to make consumers confident in the security of their personal information. Apple has [...]
On Monday, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation hosted a panel discussion that focused on several new online-piracy-related studies, including the recent MarkMonitor study of online counterfeiting and piracy, and an ambitious new study by the firm Envisional, commissioned by NBC/Universal, entitled An Estimate of Infringing Use of the Internet [...]
ACT Chairman Mike Sax testified before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Trade in a hearing on trade in the digital economy. His testimony was so compelling that Chairman Wyden said that Mike should be the test case for small businesses navigating the regulatory challenges to compete in the cloud. Here's [...]
Yesterday Facebook released the first drafts of their principles that “will guide development of the service”, and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. It reminds me that I’ve been meaning to post about the kerfuffle from a few weeks ago over Facebook changing its Terms of Service. Facebook changed the terms [...]
Online and IT privacy is a ripe issue for President Obama's or McCain's administration. It often takes a confluence of concerns and momentum to elevate an issue to the national forefront, and with privacy we have concerns related to targeted ads, ID theft, government snooping, electronic health records, and to [...]