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, [...]
Today we launched the App Privacy Icons - the newest feature of our App Trust Project. These icons are part of a broad campaign to provide developers with resources to demonstrate easy-to-understand transparency about the privacy settings and features of their apps. In the increasingly competitive world of mobile apps, [...]