Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance for mobile health devices and apps intended for general wellness. The guidance provides much needed clarity for app makers in the connected health space. In response, Morgan Reed, executive director of ACT | The App Association and director of Connected Health Initiative, [...]
Next week the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield goes into effect, providing a streamlined program for American companies to efficiently – and legally – transfer user data from the EU. Here’s everything you should know about how it came to be, and how to participate: The Backstory In 1998, the European Commission [...]
The nation’s healthcare system is in the middle of a major transition – one that, if done well, will have an incredible impact on the lives of millions Americans who rely on Medicare. The $900 billion federal program provides health insurance for Americans over 65 and others who suffer from [...]
Today the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its ruling in the Microsoft vs. United States case over whether U.S. law enforcement needs a warrant to access data stored overseas. “The Court affirmed that law enforcement must obtain a warrant to access cloud-stored data abroad,” said ACT | App Association executive [...]
Today, ACT | The App Association led a group of technology organizations urging the passage of the International Communications Privacy Act (ICPA). In a letter sent to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, the signatories highlighted the urgent need for clarity around how and when U.S. law enforcement can access data stored abroad: On [...]
