ACT | The App Association Applauds the EU General Courts Dismissal of Challenge to EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
WASHINGTON – The EU General Court’s decision to uphold the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework is welcome news for small tech companies and developers. ACT | The App Association’s members are global corporations by birth and rely on clear and predictable policy to operate across national borders. “The seamless flow of data between economies and across borders is essential to the functioning of the global app economy” said Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association. “The Data Privacy [...]
ACT | The App Association Applauds Court’s Decision in Google Search Antitrust Remedies
WASHINGTON – ACT | The App Association applauds today’s ruling by Judge Amit P. Mehta in the United States v Google search antitrust case. Judge Mehta rejected the Department of Justice’s overly broad and unrelated proposed remedies, a significant win for small technology companies and app developers who utilize Google’s integrated marketplace and suite of services to reach consumers worldwide with their innovative solutions. “We thank Judge Mehta for heeding our call to right size the remedies and rejecting [...]
Developed: EU Tour Recap – Part 3
What do European startups want policymakers to focus on? We went on a five-week, nine-city “Developed: EU” tour to find out. From May to June 2025, ACT | The App Association hit the road on our Developed: EU tour, a multi-city trek across Europe to meet with members of the tech ecosystem, from startups and scaleups to investors to policymakers, to learn about their priorities and concerns when it comes to the health and growth of the app economy. With [...]
Developed: EU Tour Recap – Part 2
What do European startups want policymakers to focus on? We went on a five-week, nine-city “Developed: EU” tour to find out. From May to June 2025, ACT | The App Association hit the road on our Developed: EU tour, a multi-city trek across Europe to meet with members of the tech ecosystem, from startups and scaleups to investors to policymakers, to learn about their priorities and concerns when it comes to the health and growth of the app economy. [...]
The EU Data Act: Why SMEs and Startups Should Take Notice
Big changes are coming for any startup, scaleup, or small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) in the EU’s connected products (e.g. connected cars, medical and fitness devices), services (i.e. anything that would make a connected product operate in a specific way, such as an app to adjust the brightness of lights), or cloud markets (e.g. servers or cloud infrastructure). On 12 September 2025, the EU Data Act will begin to apply in full, reshaping how data is accessed, shared, and [...]