On Friday we kicked off ACT’s app privacy events with a special Privacy boot camp for kids apps. In cooperation with Moms with Apps and Silicon Valley Apps for Kids, the event was held at the offices of Creativity, Inc., an innovative company that builds the software that goes into [...]
Yesterday there was a post on TechCrunch discussing the Wall Street Journal story about content owners subsidizing mobile customers' AT&T data charges. In case you missed it, AT&T is proposing to let app makers or content owners pay for the data overage costs that customers incur with data-intensive app usage. [...]
ACT applauds the Administration's efforts to address consumer privacy and its inclusion of the mobile apps community in the multi-stakeholder process. We were particularly pleased to note that the words "internet" and "online" do not appear in the proposed enumerated Bill of Rights. We say this not because we think [...]
Drive Mode Platforms: Android, RIM How often have you seen erratic drivers on the road fumbling with their smartphones. AT&T has created an app that helps you avoid ever receiving a distracting text while you're behind the wheel. When enabled, the app sends a customizable auto-reply message to [...]
BodyFate Platform: iOS One of the biggest obstacles to finding and sticking to a workout routine is time. Especially for those of us who don’t like to work out, finding 30-45 uninterrupted minutes to go to a gym or class, or follow a DVD/streaming routine is tough, and [...]