@owa @pluralistic The history is entertaining.

Initially set up by a former DoE scientist who was done for espionage [1], ACT used to be a front group for Microsoft in the naughties [2]. Today, as far as anyone can tell, ACT is wholly owned subsidiary of Apple Legal [3].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Nozette
[2]: https://publicintegrity.org/politics/microsoft-heavily-funding-small-business-lobby/
[3]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-19/apple-flexes-muscle-as-quiet-power-behind-app-developer-group