Data Company Brings Every NFL Game to College Students on a Budget
This past weekend on college campuses throughout the country, students dressed up, tailgated, and joined thousands of classmates to cheer on their school football team. Students leaving home to attend college have left behind family, friends, and other familiar comforts. Many have also left behind their favorite NFL team. With national networks favoring local teams, students have become disconnected with the teams they've followed since childhood. And since most are under 21 years of age, the local sports bar is [...]
Pope Francis is mobile – and we are too
Pope Francis descended upon the nation’s capital this week bringing with him a calm not always found in Washington. While heightened security precautions prevented our D.C. team from making it to the office, we still had a full week of work thanks to internet access, mobile devices, and apps. Before doing anything, I used WHA (i.e. “Work Hard Anywhere”) to find the best place to work within walking distance of my apartment. Using crowd-sourced information, I browsed a map of [...]
NSA chief agrees: multiple encryption keys weaken data security
The United States is home to the world’s most vibrant app economy—an industry that is now worth more than $120 billion. Providing data security is a crucial product differentiator for U.S. app companies competing in the global economy. As the Office of Personnel Management breach recently demonstrated, good security depends on multiple elements, but most reliably through strong encryption. Today, NSA Director Michael Rogers agreed. In response to Senator Ron Wyden at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Director Rogers confirmed [...]
Apps that could have made pirate life easier (but thankfully didn’t)
Hey you guys!!! Pirates are some of the most notorious figures in history. They talked in broken sentences, carried parrots on their shoulders, and were known for unabashedly plundering across the globe looking for treasure. Life as a pirate was difficult. They had to navigate the open seas, avoid scurvy, and figure out what to do when all the rum was gone. While we don’t support how pirates acted – especially modern day pirates that illegally copy or counterfeit apps [...]
We Wore It: 99 days, 23 wearables, and 50 health & fitness apps
Millions of steps taken, calories counted, workouts tracked, and stairs conquered with 23 devices, 50 apps, 14 staff challenges… and one trip to a trampoline park. What did we learn? There is diversity in devices—find the one that works for you. Each wearable is different, meaning there's a device that works for each individual's needs and lifestyle. Just about all of the activity trackers count steps (if you’re interested in HOW, check out Dan’s post on accelerometry), but deals with [...]
DOJ trades Americans’ privacy for violating law overseas
ACT | The App Association executive director Morgan Reed released the following statement in response to today’s ECPA testimony by the Department of Justice before the Senate Judiciary Committee: The Department of Justice claims it possesses the authority to access data stored abroad — and belonging to a foreign citizen — as long as it is held by an American company. Furthermore, DOJ has claimed in court that it is reasonable to sacrifice our citizens’ private information to any country [...]