Today, ACT | The App Association was named to the Online Trust Alliance's 2015 Honor Roll. In acceptance of the award, App Association President Jonathan Zuck released the following statement: ACT | The App Association is honored to be recognized on the 2015 Online Trust Alliance Honor Roll. Representing more [...]
Today Senator Orrin Hatch announced he will introduce the Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act (LEADS Act). This legislation is critical for the future of American companies that provide or use cloud services abroad. On behalf of ACT | The App Association and the more than 5,000 mobile [...]
Today Senators Mike Lee and Patrick Leahy, and Congressmen Jared Polis and Kevin Yoder released bills to reform the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986. The bipartisan bills from both chambers will bring much needed updates to data privacy in the mobile world. Following the release of the bills, [...]
ACT | The App Association is proud to celebrate Data Privacy Data – a day dedicated to promoting the protection of users’ privacy online. While we advocate for strong privacy protections everyday of the year, today we recognize those who have done exemplary work in this area, and identify places [...]
ACT | The App Association issued the following statement today in response to the District Court ruling that requires Microsoft to provide federal investigators access to email communications stored overseas. “It is clear from today’s actions that the court is out of step with global privacy concerns,” said ACT President [...]