A Status Update on the Development of Voluntary Do-Not-Track Standards

Feature Image: Cosumer ProtectionWASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a hearing on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. titled “A Status Update on the Development of Voluntary Do-Not-Track Standards.” This hearing will examine what steps, if any, industry stakeholders have taken to fulfill their public commitment to honor Do-Not-Track requests from consumers.

“I strongly believe that consumers should be able to manage whether online companies collect their personal information,” said Rockefeller. “Industry made a public commitment to honor Do-Not-Track requests from consumers but has not yet followed through. I plan to use this hearing to find out what is holding up the development of voluntary Do-Not-Track standards that should have been adopted at the end of last year.”

A STATUS UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTARY DO-NOT-TRACK STANDARDS
Full Committee Hearing
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Hearing Start Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: 253 Russell Senate Office Building

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Majority Statement

  • Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV

    Chairman
    U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Minority Statement

  • Senator John R Thune

    Ranking Member
    U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Testimony

  • Mr. Harvey Anderson

    Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs and General Counsel
    Mozilla
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  • Mr. Justin Brookman

    Director, Project on Consumer Privacy
    Center for Democracy and Technology
    Download Testimony (308.78 KB)
  • Mr. Luigi Mastria

    Managing Director
    Digital Advertising Alliance
  • Mr. Adam Thierer

    Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center
    George Mason University
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