Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I want to thank our witnesses for being here, also Apple and Google and the consultants that we have, in this profoundly important hearing."

"And would you agree that collection of this data violates privacy rights and that it may, in fact, be illegal?"

"Well, in fact, they acknowledged that much better, stronger safeguards should be in place going forward."

"I also want to welcome and commend Google's response on the notice issue in case of breaches."