Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

Online Advertising and Hidden Hazards to Consumer Security and Data Privacy

Date: May 15, 2014
Time: 9:30am
Location: 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Agenda:

The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has scheduled a hearing, “Online Advertising and Hidden Hazards to Consumer Security and Data Privacy,” on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

The Subcommittee will be examining consumer security and data privacy in the online advertising industry, an investigation led by Senator McCain. Specifically, the Subcommittee is investigating data collection processes and security vulnerabilities that have inflicted significant costs on Internet users and American businesses.

Witnesses will include representatives of the online advertising industry and an online self-regulatory organization, an online advertising expert, as well as a representative from the Federal Trade Commission. A witness list will be available Monday, May 12, 2014.

Member Statements

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CARL

LEVIN

(D -
 MI)

Senator

John

McCain

(R -
 AZ)

Witnesses

PANEL ONE

ALEX

STAMOS

Chief Information Security Officer

Yahoo! Inc.

PANEL ONE

GEORGE F.

SALEM

Senior Product Manager

Google Inc.

PANEL ONE

CRAIG

SPIEZLE

Executive Director, Founder and President

Online Trust Alliance

PANEL TWO

MANEESHA

MITHAL

Associate Director, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection

Federal Trade Commission

PANEL TWO

LOU

MASTRIA

Managing Director

Digital Advertising Alliance

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