ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following statement is attributed to Julie Kearney, vice president, regulatory affairs, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, regarding the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing on the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) proposal to regulate broadband privacy:
“We thank the subcommittee for examining the impact of the FCC's proposed privacy rules for broadband Internet service providers (ISP).
“It is critical that the FCC harmonize any ISP privacy rules with the Federal Trade Commission’s time-tested privacy framework. Innovation in the Internet economy relies on the beneficial use and sharing of consumer data among ecosystem players, which allows services — not just ISPs — to better serve consumers’ needs.
“Creating prescriptive privacy rules that cause one part of this ecosystem to operate differently from others would not only create conflicting results, but also lead to confusion among the very consumers these rules are intended to serve.”
About Consumer Technology Association:
Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM is the trade association representing the $287 billion U.S. consumer technology industry. More than 2,200 companies – 80 percent are small businesses and startups; others are among the world’s best known brands – enjoy the benefits of CTA membership including policy advocacy, market research, technical education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CTA also owns and produces CES® – the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. Profits from CES are reinvested into CTA’s industry services.
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