Digital Markets Act Explainer
With the recent publication of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 October 2022, you may wonder what the DMA is all about. This blog is here to help and explains and highlights the main elements of this new European law that are relevant for app developers. While the European institutions have finalised the high-level regulation, we are now moving into the implementation phase, during which it will be crucial for small [...]
Event Recap: See Yourself in Cyber
A Fireside Chat with Chris Sims, CEO of CAVU, and Nikos Kiourtis, Co-Head of Research and Development at Quokka This October, ACT | The App Association joined the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) in leading a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise cybersecurity awareness nationally and internationally for small and medium-sized businesses. This year during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the “See Yourself in Cyber” theme demonstrated that while cybersecurity may seem like [...]
Recap: The App Economy in Europe – Challenges and opportunities for digital health in Europe
On 12 October, ACT | The App Association brought together industry experts and policymakers to discuss digital health policy in the European Union (EU) and in other parts of the world. The event opened with a keynote message by Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Deirdre Clune, who highlighted the importance of supporting the exchange of health data by increasing efficient access to data and introducing clear rules. Ms Clune emphasised that the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation represents [...]
Fall ’22 Member Priorities, Pt. 1: Broadband
Over the summer, Congress seriously considered some questionable bills that ACT |The App Association members opposed, prompting us to ask our members, “What should Congress be doing instead with the precious few legislative days remaining in 2022?” Just before members of the House and Senate reconvened for the remainder of the 117th Congress, 27 of our member companies sent a letter outlining their top priorities for the remainder of the year. In our “Member Priorities" blog series, we’ll expand on [...]
Broadband for All Grants & The Opportunity to Mitigate Healthcare Disparities
With the increasing demand for digital healthcare, the United States faces a growing challenge regarding equitable healthcare: unequal access to fast, reliable, and affordable broadband technology. Roughly 43 percent of adults in households making less than $30,000 a year—more than 25 million Americans—lack access to broadband, while 93 percent of adults making $100,000 or more have access to high-speed internet at home.[1] New federal funding, authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), has led to the creation of [...]
An Open Letter to Platforms Regarding Privacy Nutrition Labels
Privacy nutrition labels are among the most innovative and trendiest user-oriented privacy tools rolled out by digital platforms in recent years, with both Apple and Google gradually integrating them into their app stores and many other players in the internet ecosystem following their lead. These labels (first conceptualized by Innovators Network Foundation Privacy Fellow Lorrie Cranor in a series of papers), seek to distill complicated data processing activities into a more understandable format so that the average consumer can make [...]