Welcome to Member Mondays! ACT | The App Association is comprised of innovative companies taking on some of the biggest challenges across all sectors of the internet economy. Here are five of our newest companies doing big things: AcesHealth Atlanta-based AcesHealth was founded in May 2015 as an all-inclusive “health concierge” platform for patients. The company’s software integrates Bluetooth medical devices like smart inhalers and heart monitors to offer care providers a complete picture of [...]

This morning I will join Senator Ron Wyden, Associate Professor Jun Li, and some of my fellow Silicon Shire tech entrepreneurs at the University of Oregon for a discussion panel on encryption and cybersecurity. My company, Wellbeyond, is dedicated to spreading health and happiness. During the past months we have developed a meditation app for children. It helps parents sit down and meditate with their children to help increase focus, reduce anxiety, and make bedtime easier. When considering the secure handling of private information [...]

The first week of May is one of our favorites of the year – National Small Business Week! This week always provides a great opportunity to talk about the little guys that are having a big impact. The fact that small businesses drive job growth and innovation in America shouldn’t surprise anyone. Elected officials, economists, and policymakers of all stripes speak about the critical role that small companies play within our economy. This is especially true within the technology space, where [...]

Today, The House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced a series of bills intended to help the FTC better engage with today’s rapidly evolving technologies. The following statement is from Morgan Reed, executive director of ACT | The App Association: "The App Association welcomes this effort by the Energy and Commerce Committee to modernize areas of the FTC. Representing startups and app companies across the Unites States, we frequently hear frustrations in navigating the regulatory process. Greater clarity and transparency can [...]

This week, ACT | The App Association member companies came to Washington, D.C. for AppCon – our annual conference on the app economy. For three days, attendees heard from Congressional leaders, the U.S. Trade Representative, and industry experts on the biggest issues impacting the internet economy. They shared their stories in over 125 meetings with their elected representatives in Congress and officials from federal agencies. This diverse  group of attendees provide mobile solutions for consumers ranging from App Store customers to Fortune 500 [...]

Tomorrow morning, the increasingly heated public discourse over encryption and law enforcement access will continue in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. As this debate moves into the post-San Bernardino iPhone phase, we thought it was time to take an in-depth look at public opinion on encryption and data security. ACT | The App Association commissioned Purple Insights, a world-renowned polling firm, to conduct this benchmark poll. Undeniably, Americans expect the tech industry to increase security protections, not weaken them. That strong support is fueled [...]