June 19, 2014
Supreme Court Decision Clarifies Software Patentability
Today’s Supreme Court decision Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International addressed the patentability of abstract ideas. It confirmed what we all know to be true: abstract business [...]
A Majority of House Members Say It’s Time to Change Government Surveillance Law
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act was enacted 1986 when stored electronic communications didn’t extend beyond answering machines for most Americans. At the time, only a handful of [...]
Don’t miss a second of World Cup 2014
You may have been tied to your desk when the first game kicked off this afternoon, but the 2014 World Cup has begun and fans around the [...]
Comments to FTC on Health Data
Letter from ACT members to the Federal Trade Commission regarding Spring Privacy Series: Consumer Generated and Controlled Health Data, Project No. P145401 [pl_button type="info" link="http://actonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ACT-Comments-on-Health-Data-Final.pdf" target="blank"]Read Full [...]
Net Neutrality Decisions Should Foster Continued Innovation in Mobile Health
It’s an exciting time to be in the digital health industry. Apple’s HealthKit announcement at WWDC is just the tip of the iceberg. Over the past couple [...]