Balancing Privacy and Innovation: Does the President's Proposal Tip the Scale?

Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 9:00am
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
2123 Rayburn
Background Documents and Information: 

This hearing allowed subcommittee members to review the president’s recently announced framework for online privacy. The subcommittee heard the views of the administration, affected industries, and consumer and privacy advocates on the proposal.

Hearing Notice

Background Memo

Opening Statements: 
 
Witnesses: 
Panel I
 
The Honorable Jon Leibowitz
Chairman
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
 
The Honorable Lawrence E. Strickling
Assistant Secretary for Communication and Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
 
Panel II
 
Mr. Berin Szoka
President
TechFreedom
 
Ms. Pam Horan
President
Online Publishers Association
 
Mr. Jonathan Zuck
President
Association for Competitive Technology
 
Mr. Justin Brookman
Director, Consumer Privacy
Center for Democracy & Technology
 
Mr. Mike Zaneis
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Interactive Advertising Bureau
 
Congress: 
112th