Chairman Rockefeller's Do-Not-Track Online Act is an important and necessary component of consumer online privacy policy.
I think it's really important for the three of you to address that very directly.
I have fought diligently to protect the open architecture, not to tax, have net neutrality.
Senator Kerry has also introduced a bill, S. 799, the Commercial Bill of Rights Act of 2011.
I'm not sure that we're qualified at this point to make the judgment of what that trade-off ought to be.
I think it's critical to work with you, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Senator Snowe, and others on the Committee.
I think Senator Rockefeller's approach is a good one, a strong one, an important one, the Do-Not-Track.
It's my intent, as Chairman of this Committee of jurisdiction--and I say that very clearly for many to hear--to change all of this.
I don't think this is too much to ask of companies that are making a lot of money and a lot of money that comes off of consumers' personal i...
I want to protect privacy online, and I want consumers to feel comfortable when using the Internet.
I just urge that we all proceed with caution.
I think that what we've put forward is a comprehensive bipartisan proposal as a starting point.
That is why Senator Pryor and I have introduced once again this year, S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act.
That is why I've introduced S. 917, the Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011.
That should not be happening in America. This is a new cost of doing business in America, and people have to understand that.
I've focused on the need for companies to provide everyday consumers with a clear understanding of what information they are collecting, whe...
The Senate Commerce Committee is probably the most bipartisan of all committees in the Senate.
We reach out toward each other because we know that to get legislation, you have to have accommodation.
