In the discussions at Wednesday’s NTIA multistakeholder meeting, considerable time was spent hearing alternatives to the process outlined by the agency. There were a small number of participants who participated reluctantly, feeling they lacked sufficient technical understanding of the app marketplace to provide a valuable contribution. As the trade association [...]
The Association for Competitive Technology and the Family Online Safety Institute will host a panel discussion today to brief lawmakers, staff, and interested parties about the FTC's amended proposed changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). On August 1, the FTC released a supplementary notice of proposed rulemaking, [...]
The FTC deserves praise for listening to industry and advocacy concerns over its proposed amended rule on children's online privacy. Some of the specific points ACT raised in meetings with the Commission were included in its addended rule released on Wednesday. There is still room for improvement and clarity on [...]
Today the Future Privacy Forum published the results of its app privacy study. We are encouraged by FPF's findings which show the self-regulatory efforts of the app industry are producing measurable improvement in consumer privacy transparency. ACT has spoken with thousands of developers through boot camps, developer conferences and workshops. [...]
Representing app developers, ACT's Executive Director Morgan Reed will be testifying today at the House Judiciary Committee hearing on New Technologies and Innovations in the Mobile and Online Space, and the Implications for Public Policy. You can follow the hearing through the Committee's webcast and read Mr. Reed's written testimony [...]