February 21, 2018
Accessibility All Around: New Federal Court Ruling Finds the Americans with Disabilities Act May Extend to Apps
By McKenzie Schnell Accessibility, the design of products, services, and environments for people with disabilities, is increasingly seen and enforced as a civil right. In fact, the [...]
Data Security and Breach Notification: Is 2018 the Year for this Legislative Unicorn?
For more than a decade, Congress has tried to address the rampant occurrences of data breaches. Since the ChoicePoint breach in 2005, the House and Senate have [...]
The Fight for FirstNet Gets a Forum in Florida
By McKenzie Schnell America’s first responders have the important role and responsibility of keeping Americans safe during emergencies and times of need. Last March, the First Responder [...]
TL; DR: The GDPR is Coming and This Guide Will Help You Prepare
On May 25, 2018, the European Commission’s primary privacy rules, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will go into effect. This regulation will have far-reaching implications for [...]
Leading Businesses and Industry Bodies Launch a CEN-CENELEC Workshop to Agree on Best Practice Code for SEP Licensing in Europe
BERLIN: ACT | The App Association (ACT) and the Fair Standards Alliance (FSA) today established a CEN CENELEC Workshop to examine the licensing of Standard Essential Patents [...]
House Small Business Committee Touts Cybersecurity Information Sharing Protections for Small Businesses
By Matt Schwartz The House Small Business Committee recently held a hearing entitled, “Small Business Information Sharing: Combating Foreign Cyber Threats.” The hearing focused on the federal [...]