Contributing Author & Director, US Innovators Policy Council
Apps Alliance member Intuit announced that it will provide developers with open source software code to implement at-a-glance mobile app privacy notices. The code enables developers to incorporate “privacy screens,” or simple notifications of what data the app is collecting and with whom it is shared.
Read MoreThe App Developers Alliance praised legislation introduced by Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) to curb abusive patent troll demand letters. The measure aims to help startups and small businesses facing patent troll threats by requiring more information and transparency in the demand letters they receive.
Read MoreThe Alliance sent a letter thanking Senator Fischer for introducing the PROTECT Act, which provides regulatory clarity for mobile medical app developers.
Read MoreAlliance President Jon Potter and Alliance members participated in a White House roundtable meeting on patent reform.
Read MoreWe kicked off the App Strategy Workshop series with a jam-packed half-day event in Seattle. Watch monetization experts share insights on how to increase app revenue, choose the right monetization partners, leverage monetization tools, and measure success.
Read MoreLearn about Real-Time Bidding (RTB), the benefits and concerns for publishers, and the model’s key players in a new report from the Alliance Business and Revenue Working Group.
Read MoreThe Apps Alliance announced today that Outfit7, Sprint, and Yahoo! have joined its ranks.
Read MoreIn light of several new reports that find as app downloads continue to rise, revenue forecasts are grim for hardworking developers, the Application Developers Alliance announces it’s hosting an App Strategy Workshop: Making Money With Apps on Feb. 13 in Seattle.
Read MoreToday, the Alliance will participate in the first multistakeholder discussion on facial recognition technologies on behalf of developers.
Read MoreThe App Developers Alliance briefed Senate staff on the need to expand the Covered Business Method (CBM) patent review program.
Read MoreThe App Developers Alliance responded to a letter circulated and signed by several large companies and patent trolls by reaffirming its support for expanding the Covered Business Method Program.
Read MoreConsumers entrust personal information to apps, and app developers’ highest priority is protecting their users’ privacy.
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