DOJ Petition to Rehear Warrant Case Reinforces Need for Congress to Pass ICPA

Last night, the Department of Justice filed a petition requesting the Second Circuit Court of Appeals revisit its unanimous decision that the government could not use a warrant to force American companies to share data on users' emails stored abroad. In response, Morgan Reed, executive director of ACT | The App Association, [...]

By |2016-10-14T18:05:33-04:00October 14th, 2016|Uncategorized|

OCR Cloud Guidance Provides Much-Needed Clarity for Connected Health

Today, HHS Office of Civil Rights released guidance to clarify HIPAA obligations for companies storing and sharing health information in the cloud. This comes after a 2014 pledge to Congress from HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell to work with ACT | The App Association and its Connected Health Initiative to make the regulatory environment better for connected [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:11-05:00October 6th, 2016|Uncategorized|

App Association Files Joint Amicus Brief Opposing Delay in IANA Transition

Today, ACT | The App Association and a broad group of tech organizations and individuals filed a joint amicus brief in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas to oppose a temporary restraining order that would delay the IANA transition. Accordingly, ACT | The App Association President [...]

By |2016-09-30T15:35:50-04:00September 30th, 2016|Uncategorized|

Questions Remain as FCC Approaches Vote on Cable Set-Top Box Proposal

On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on a proposal aimed at modernizing how consumers access cable and satellite programming. These rules will govern how consumers access devices (sometimes called “set-top boxes”) needed to view subscription cable and satellite content (termed by the FCC as “multichannel video programming,” [...]

By |2016-09-27T14:51:43-04:00September 27th, 2016|Uncategorized|

ACT | The App Association members voice support for IANA transition

Yesterday, ACT | The App Association and a group of its members from across the country sent a letter to leaders in Congress in support of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Stewardship Transition between the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:14:11-05:00September 13th, 2016|Uncategorized|
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