DO-NOT-TRACK LEGISLATION: IS NOW THE RIGHT TIME? HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION DECEMBER 2, 2010 Serial No. 111–161 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 78–138 WASHINGTON : 2013 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:05 Apr 06, 2013 Jkt 078138 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 E:\HR\OC\A138.XXX A138 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HEARING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HENRY A. WAXMAN, California, Chairman JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan JOE BARTON, Texas Chairman Emeritus Ranking Member EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts RALPH M. HALL, Texas RICK BOUCHER, Virginia FRED UPTON, Michigan FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey CLIFF STEARNS, Florida BART GORDON, Tennessee NATHAN DEAL, Georgia BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky ANNA G. ESHOO, California JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois BART STUPAK, Michigan JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York ROY BLUNT, Missouri GENE GREEN, Texas STEVE BUYER, Indiana DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado GEORGE RADANOVICH, California Vice Chairman JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania LOIS CAPPS, California MARY BONO MACK, California MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania GREG WALDEN, Oregon JANE HARMAN, California LEE TERRY, Nebraska TOM ALLEN, Maine MIKE ROGERS, Michigan JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma JAY INSLEE, Washington TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas MIKE ROSS, Arkansas MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York PHIL GINGREY, Georgia JIM MATHESON, Utah STEVE SCALISE, Louisiana G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana JOHN BARROW, Georgia BARON P. HILL, Indiana DORIS O. MATSUI, California DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN, Virgin Islands KATHY CASTOR, Florida JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio JERRY MCNERNEY, California BETTY SUTTON, Ohio BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa PETER WELCH, Vermont (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:05 Apr 06, 2013 Jkt 078138 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A138.XXX A138 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HEARING SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois Chairman JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois CLIFF STEARNS, Florida Vice Chair Ranking Member JOHN SARBANES, Maryland RALPH M. HALL, Texas BETTY SUTTON, Ohio ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey GEORGE RADANOVICH, California BART GORDON, Tennessee JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania BART STUPAK, Michigan MARY BONO MACK, California GENE GREEN, Texas LEE TERRY, Nebraska CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas MIKE ROGERS, Michigan ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina JIM MATHESON, Utah MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina JOHN BARROW, Georgia DORIS O. MATSUI, California KATHY CASTOR, Florida ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan (ex officio) (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:05 Apr 06, 2013 Jkt 078138 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A138.XXX A138 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HEARING VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:05 Apr 06, 2013 Jkt 078138 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A138.XXX A138 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HEARING C O N T E N T S Page Hon. Bobby L. Rush, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement ................................................................................................ 2 Hon. Ed Whitfield, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, opening statement ......................................................................... 3 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 5 Hon. Lee Terry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Nebraska, opening statement ................................................................................................ 10 Hon. Betty Sutton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 11 Hon. Steve Scalise, a Representative in Congress from the State of Louisiana, opening statement ................................................................................................ 12 Hon. Henry A. Waxman, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, prepared statement ........................................................................... 125 Hon. John D. Dingell, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michi- gan, prepared statement ...................................................................................... 130 Hon. Joe Barton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 131 Hon. John Barrow, a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 135 Hon. Mary Bono Mack, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, prepared statement ........................................................................... 136 WITNESSES Daniel J. Weitzner, Associate Administrator for Policy, National Tele- communications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Com- merce ..................................................................................................................... 13 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 16 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 138 David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Com- mission .................................................................................................................. 29 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 31 Susan Grant, Director of Consumer Protection, Consumer Federation of America ................................................................................................................. 62 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 66 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 144 Joseph Pasqua, Vice President of Research, Symantec Corporation ................... 72 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 74 Joan Gillman, Executive Vice President and President, Media Sales, Time Warner Cable ....................................................................................................... 85 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 87 Eben Moglen, Legal Advisor, Diaspora, Professor of Law, Columbia Univer- sity, Founding Director, Software Freedom Law Center .................................. 95 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 97 Daniel Castro, Senior Analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foun- dation .................................................................................................................... 101 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 103 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 149 (V) VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:05 Apr 06, 2013 Jkt 078138 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A138.XXX A138 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HEARING VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:05 Apr 06, 2013 Jkt 078138 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A138.XXX A138 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HEARING DO-NOT-TRACK LEGISLATION: IS NOW THE RIGHT TIME? THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 11:14 a.m., in Room 2123, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Bobby L. Rush [chair- man of the subcommittee] presiding. Present: Representatives Rush, Dingell, Schakowsky, Sutton, Green, Gonzalez, Barrow, Matsui, Space, Markey, Whitfield, Pitts, Bono Mack, Terry, Murphy, Gingrey, Latta, and Scalise. Staff Present: Michelle Ash, Chief Counsel; Tim Robinson, Coun- sel; Felipe Mendoza, Counsel; Michael Ostheimer, Counsel; Will Wallace, Special Assistant; Brian McCullough, Minority Counsel; and Sam Costello, Minority Counsel. Mr. RUSH. Good morning to all who are gathered here. And we want to convene this hearing on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection. So the hearing is now called to order. And we will begin with opening statements, with two announcements by the chair. There are possibly five votes that are currently occurring on the floor. So, at this time, we will have the opening statements from the chair and from the ranking