To a person, everyone emphatically stated that the completion of this agreement is something of a game-changer.
I think it's important--I mean, look, if you have that choice and transparency, you'd be better than you are today.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate it. And I certainly appreciate this hearing.
every individual American has a right to an expectation of privacy.
we really can't afford another year of delay, which may in the end wind up putting America into a default position on this.
Do you not have faith in the American consumer, if they're given choices, that they can make those choices?
I think all of us know that consumers in the United States are very smart.
Well, that's what we're trying to give it. That's exactly what we're doing. We've been giving this careful consideration for 2 years now.
Consumers choosing how their information is going to be managed is not going to affect what people are going to offer.
the individual consumer has the right to make that decision.
But they're all going to be held to the same standard. The issue here is the individual American consumers' privacy.
preserving the dynamism, the innovation, the economic growth that the Internet has been such a powerful instrument of has been absolutely a ...
We believe that state attorneys general along with the FTC should be the prime enforcement vehicle.
We would like to see more competition. Part of the reason to introduce a set of privacy principles, including transparency and control, is t...
I defend the American system of privacy and the commitment that we have in our laws.
the vast majority of Americans simply have no knowledge that their financial, health, and other personal information may be sold to data bro...
We can't depend just on notice and choice. You know, that is part of the problem with the existing system.
even if we open up areas to exploration and drilling, and we started drilling, it would be 10 years before those resources came online to me...
