And why not also require remedies in the case of a breach where that kind of accountability is imposed, for example, insurance or credit freezes, credit monitoring, as a matter of law, so that what is increasingly becoming standard…

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

If it was not illegal, do you not agree it should be?

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

I think that anything the Congress can do, I think, to protect kids in particular in this space is a worthy effort.

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

I hope that we are all on the same side of this cause, because right now what we face, in my view, is literally a Wild West so far as the Internet is concerned.

Why would the company then submit a patent application for the process--that very process that it denies having used?

The FTC statutes that prohibit unfair and deceptive practices simply do not provide the kind of targeted enforcement opportunity that I think is absolutely necessary.

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

Well, would it be Apple's practice to notify consumers in case of a breach as soon as possible?

I would welcome an opportunity to sit with you and key members of your staff on this subject.

I have asked for an investigation into the hacking that has occurred now reportedly affecting another 25 million consumers.

I rise near the end of this very important and profoundly significant budget debate to make some points not only about the dollars and cents in our health care system, but also to speak about a growing and persistent threat--the threat of…

please be very careful when you lump so-called white America into one monolith in order to create your statistics.

I think it serves the national interest.

Thank you, Senator Webb.

I'm honored to be here today with you.

I regard it as very important. I commend and thank you for your interest.

I want to drill down a little bit on the excellent question that the Chairman asked, and talk about this transition; in particular, an area of injury that I think is extraordinarily important, often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed: traumatic…

The one thing that I am concerned about with ever-increasing stringency of relationships... is the potential loss for education.

Are there measures that we can take that would assist you in stopping this kind of fraud?

It takes a kind of courage that will lead others to avoid the stigma, and eventually ease it or remove it.

Some people thought it was political at the time. I said, basically, this is just a safety net.

I want to thank all of you for your testimony and come back to the comment that Dr. Resnic made.