Recap: Philadelphia App Strategy Workshop
As the final stop of our cross country 15 city roadtrip, we were ready to climb the Rocky steps and finish up the year with our first ever Philadelphia App Strategy Workshop.
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Global Privacy Authorities Urge App Marketplaces to Mandate Links to Privacy Policies
On December 9, more than 23 privacy officials signed an open letter to app marketplaces, asking for privacy policy requirements. The letter was sent directly to Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Nokia, Blackberry, and Amazon, but is ultimately meant for any marketplace that sells apps.
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Apps Alliance Supports Michelle Lee’s Nomination for Director of USPTO
Apps Alliance President, Jon Potter, reiterates the Alliance’s support for President Obama’s nomination of Michelle K. Lee as the Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Missing the Forest Because We Are Busy Cutting Down Trees: The European Parliament Resolution on the Digital Single Market
As representatives of Europe’s digital entrepreneurs, the Application Developers Alliance is always pleased when the European Parliament is discussing the Digital Single Market – a concept that our members fervently hope will soon be a reality. But last week’s non-binding resolution on ‘Supporting Consumer Rights in the Digital Single Market’ was a missed opportunity.
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EU Value-Added Tax (VAT) Changes – What You Need to Know
Startups and small businesses who sell digital goods in Europe are gearing up for a major change coming in the new year. Despite outcry from these business owners, new EU VAT, or value-added tax, regulations are set to go into effect on January 1st, 2015.
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Recap: Ljubljana, Slovenia App Strategy Workshop
Last Thursday, the Alliance hosted an App Strategy Workshop in Ljubljana, Slovenia. We had over 120 in attendance and heard from Smaato, Outfit7 and D-Labs on how developers can make money with their apps.
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Congress: In 2015 Finish the Job on Patent Trolls
Apps Alliance President Jon Potter collaborated with Julie Samuels, the Executive Director and President of the Board of Engine, on a recent op-ed featured in Roll Call.
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Apps Alliance at the Connected Car Expo
Automotive development is more opportunistic than ever before, and the Apps Alliance is at the forefront of the topic bringing the latest and greatest insights to developers. We visited the Connected Car Expo in Los Angeles, California on November 19, to uncover the hottest trends in auto innovation, explore consumer expectations, and discuss resources and tools for developers to succeed in this space.
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Apps are No Longer “Free” in the App Store
Apple has introduced a small but important change in how apps are presented in the App Store. Now, users will see a “GET” button next to a non-paid app, instead of the previous “FREE” button. There is no public reason for the change, but we can speculate that the change is prompted by several controversies around non-paid apps with in-app purchases.
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Mixed Messaging Harms Innovation: Court Affords Greater Constitutional Protection to Passcodes Than Fingerprints and Biometrics Authentication
In just a matter of weeks, the government has managed to send mixed messages to the tech industry creating uncertainty for app developers and businesses. As I wrote in my October post, Encryption Whiplash, government agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission, insist that app developers secure consumers’ personal information through encryption and other security measures to protect consumers from hackers and data thieves.
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Recap: Family Online Safety Institute Conference
The Apps Alliance enjoyed attending the Family Online Safety Institute Conference (FOSI) in Washington, DC this week! The FOSI conference, titled “Redefining Online Safety,” interpreted online safety for today’s families, highlighted strategies to keep families safe, and explained techniques for determining risk while also still enjoying the benefits of the internet.
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Recap: Apps World
On the 12-13th of November, Apps World, one of Europe’s key tech events returned to London for its fifth year: Apps World. The Apps Alliance team were out in force alongside a host of member companies to meet the thousands of developers in attendance.
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