ACTivists for Change: 118th Congress ACT | The App Association’s Member Priorities

ACT | The App Association members are innovative small businesses changing how we live, work, and play through apps and connected technology. Our members continue to lead the next generation of trailblazers, working to solve problems and fill gaps across industries, and they’re harnessing the power of the app economy [...]

Global ACTivists for Change: An Open Letter to Leaders Around the World

The global members of ACT | The App Association are innovative small businesses and enterprises changing the way we live, work, and play through apps and connected technology. Our members are leading the next generation of trailblazers working to solve problems and fill gaps across industries—from healthcare and education to [...]

What is Web3?

Before the New Orleans Entrepreneur Week evangelized me on the metaverse and Web3 (learn about NOEW here), I’d hear terms like “metaverse” and “mixed reality.” Two things happened:  one, I would roll my eyes, and two, depending on how much sleep I did or didn’t have, my mind either went [...]

By |2022-12-13T12:15:33-05:00December 13th, 2022|Blog, Tech Regulation|

On Open App Markets Act, Sponsors Make Progress but the Bill Still Diminishes Developers’ Prospects on App Stores

Two weeks ago, we saw the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) hold a contentious vote on S. 2992, a bill that would prohibit certain privacy and security practices where software platforms restrict access to sensitive data and software and device features. Ahead of the vote, the sponsors of the bill circulated [...]

By |2022-02-02T16:44:01-05:00February 2nd, 2022|App Economy, Blog, Competition, Cybersecurity, Policy, Privacy, Tech Regulation|

AICOA Remains a Disaster for Security and Privacy

One of the core concerns ACT | The App Association had about the original text of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) is that it effectively prohibits platforms from addressing and responding to security and privacy threats. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Chuck Grassley circulated a Manager’s Amendment yesterday, [...]

By |2022-01-19T17:49:33-05:00January 19th, 2022|App Economy, Blog, Competition, Policy, Privacy, Tech Regulation|
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