STEM Education: Essential for U.S. Technology Leadership
In the aftermath of the STEM education bill's defeat on the House floor, supporters are searching for other means to make sure our young students are exposed to skills which lead to high paying jobs in the technology sector. While some can disagree over how to raise our country’s low scores in math and science, what cannot be denied is that we possess far fewer specialists in these fields than the tech industry requires. Representing small business developers, ACT repeatedly [...]
Cloud Legislation Important for Small Businesses
Association for Competitive Technology President Jonathan Zuck issued the following statement in support of the Cloud Computing Act of 2012. “We applaud Senators Klobuchar and Hoeven for the introduction of the Cloud Computing Act of 2012. The enterprise and consumer marketplaces are rapidly adopting cloud computing. With the explosive growth of smartphones and tablets, consumers are embracing mobile computing and the applications in the cloud that add incredible functionality to their devices. “Companies large and small are eager to take [...]
Washington Post: ACT Introduces app privacy icons
Washington Post: ACT Introduces app privacy icons Hayley Tsukuyama October 5, 2012 The Association for Competitive Technology introduced new icons Thursday that are intended to provide more transparency when it comes to app privacy. The icons are meant to tell users when an app has ads, social integration, collects location information, connects to the Web or allows in-app purchases. The group worked with children’s app makers to develop the icons. Moving forward, ACT hopes to work with platform providers to help [...]
ACT Introduces the App Privacy Icons
Today we launched the App Privacy Icons - the newest feature of our App Trust Project. These icons are part of a broad campaign to provide developers with resources to demonstrate easy-to-understand transparency about the privacy settings and features of their apps. In the increasingly competitive world of mobile apps, savvy consumers are making purchasing decisions that include whether and how an app collects or shares information about them. This industry-led measure – an eight-month collaborative effort by developer groups, [...]
eWeek: ACT Launches App Privacy Icons
eWeek: ACT Launches App Privacy Icons Darryl Taft October 4, 2012 The Association for Competitive Technology announced new App Privacy Icons to help developers and consumers handle privacy settings of their apps. The new icons are part of a broad campaign to provide developers with the resources to demonstrate easy-to-understand transparency about the privacy settings and features of their apps. In the increasingly competitive world of mobile apps, savvy consumers are making purchasing decisions that include whether and how [...]
Protecting Innovation and Competitiveness
ACT executive director Morgan Reed issued the following statement in support of the Governor's signing of California SB 1161. "We want to thank Senator Padilla and Governor Brown for their strong commitment to California's internet economy. The Golden State is home to incredible innovation in mobile and online commerce that has changed the way we work and communicate while creating hundreds of thousands of high-paying jobs. The enactment of SB 1161 protects the internet infrastructure that is critical for the success [...]