The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet held a hearing titled, "Communications Networks and Consumer Privacy:  Recent Developments" on Thursday, April 23, 2009, in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing focused on technologies that network operators utilize to monitor consumer usage and how those technologies intersect with consumer privacy.  The hearing explored three ways to monitor consumer usage on broadband and wireless networks:  deep packet inspection (DPI); new uses for digital set-top boxes; and wireless Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking.

Witness List

• Ben Scott, Policy Director, Free Press
• Leslie Harris, President and CEO, Center for Democracy and Technology
• Kyle McSlarrow, President and CEO, National Cable and Telecommunications Association
• Dorothy Attwood, Chief Privacy Officer and Senior Vice President, Public Policy, AT&T Services, Inc.
• Brian R. Knapp, Chief Operating Officer, Loopt, Inc.
• Marc Rotenberg, Executive Director, The Electronic Privacy Information Center
• Richard Bennett, Publisher, BroadbandPolitics.com

Documents

• Chair Boucher's Opening Statement
• Testimony of Ben Scott
• Testimony of Leslie Harris
• Testimony of Kyle McSlarrow
• Testimony of Dorothy Attwood
• Testimony of Brian R. Knapp
• Testimony of Marc Rotenberg
• Testimony of Richard Bennett
• Preliminary Transcript

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