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 [...]
Today the Federal Trade Commission made updates to its FAQ for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in response to concerns raised by app makers and parents. This FAQ is the principal means by which the Commission provides guidance for its children's online privacy regulation. Today’s action by the [...]
ACT | The App Association executive director Morgan Reed issued the following statement in response to today’s Supreme Court ruling in Riley v. California requiring a warrant for law enforcement access to smartphone data of an arrested suspect. Today’s Supreme Court ruling establishes critical privacy protection standards for mobile device [...]
Microsoft Executive Vice President and General Counsel Brad Smith (left) and Cameron Kerry discuss the future of global technology, privacy, and regulation at The Brookings Institution on June 24, 2014. Yesterday, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith addressed a packed room at Washington’s Brookings Institute on the future of [...]
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 people were even aware of the internet. Since its enactment, the rapid growth of technology has allowed consumers to use cloud-based services to [...]