Today, Representatives Lieu, Farenthold, Bishop, and DelBene introduced the ENCRYPT Act. In response, ACT | The App Association Executive Director Morgan Reed released the following statement: ACT | The App Association is proud to support the ENCRYPT Act, and applauds Representatives Lieu, Farenthold, Bishop, and DelBene for providing valuable leadership on data [...]

As the world has quickly embraced mobile technology, ACT | The App Association member companies have been creating innovative solutions to revolutionize the American healthcare system. They are improving the way care providers, patients, and insurance companies connect, ultimately leading to better outcomes. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies have become [...]

Today, negotiators from the U.S. and EU reached a new data-transfer agreement, entitled the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. The framework will allow companies to transfer user data back and forth across the Atlantic. In response to the announcement, ACT | The App Association Executive Director Morgan Reed released the following statement: The [...]

“At this time, we can now call the state of Florida for Vice President Al Gore” - one of the six major news stations that made the wrong call on election night in 2000. That shouldn’t have happened. We can understand ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ in the 1940s when human error, [...]

Today Apple released its holiday season revenue numbers, along with new job creation estimates. Having paid app makers nearly $40 billion since 2008, the App Store continues to provide an incredible platform for companies in the mobile marketplace. To date, Apple estimates that it's responsible for creating more than 1.9 [...]