February 10, 2016
App industry applauds ENCRYPT Act
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 | [...]
CONNECT for Health Act set to expand use of life-changing technologies
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 [...]
U.S. and EU reach critical data-transfer agreement
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 [...]
January 28, 2016
Iowa elects ACT | The App Association member to modernize caucuses
“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 [...]
New OCR HIPAA guidance doesn’t lessen need for clarity on apps
Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to clarify patients’ rights to their health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In [...]
Apple announces latest jobs numbers, more
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 [...]