May our lawmakers live with such faithfulness that they will be your redemptive instruments at a time when truth seems a rare commodity. May you find delight in those who by faith trust you to make the crooked places straight and the rough places smooth. Lead our senators to a fresh dedication in their service you to and humanity. Grant that justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore amen. Please join me in the please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of americ, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask to speak in morning business for 30 seconds. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley veterans, meaning our veterans of war, our veterans who are
As a people feel that the policy issues of privacy. The commission has been in the spotlight with major cases in the Facebook Cambridge analytical and that youtube settlement and a series of hearings on competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st century with with a lot of that focus with data and privacy. We are fortunate to have with us today to commissioners, rebecca slaughter and christine wilson, both of whom have long background in Public Policy and becca slaughter is on the hill and wilson previously as chief of staff at the commission and both experienced in private law practice and other capacities so i want to jump right into it. Lets begin, if we could with an overview. You started in may of last year, christine in september so you both are about a year on and have experience in cases and hearings. How do you see the privacy we have today . What do you see as the key issues as we move forward . You are the senior commissioner on the panel [laughter] , 18 months of experi
Its currently 10. Chicago dropped to 7. The coldest temperature so early in the season. Minneapolis, des moines. Its amazing. Houston 36. Atlanta 38. Incredibly cold temperatures. Thats very everything is our temps well have today. Now the fog has been dancing around the Golden Gate Bridge and also around the san mateo coast. Still highway 1 probably some thick fog there on the golden gate. So mostly sunny but a lot of hazy sunshine. 40s and 50s will give way to 70s to near 80 degrees even though the days are getting very short. 40s and 50s. A few pockets of fog. Nothing compared to yesterday. 60s, 70s, upper 70s to near 80 degrees. 6 00 in the morning. Sals going vallejo still or is this something new . Were talking about that crash. Just north of francisco there it is and thats why the lanes are closed except for one lane. Trying to move it now but obviously its causing a delay. The only decent thing it could have been worse is what im trying to say because southbound 101 traffic is
They went up on the coast and inland and we had a lot of low 80s. Gilroy, fairfield, santa rosa. All 80 to 81 degrees today. The city went to 76. Still above average on all of these as you might imagine all that cold is in the middle of the country and all the warmth is here. The wind has turned slightly more on shore. After that, its still pretty much on the golden gate. Some higher clouds will spill over that ridge. Mostly sunny. Hazy. Mild to warm today. Temperatures 60s by the coast for most youre downtown. Things are changing for next tuesday. More on that in the next few minutes. 5 01 and sals here. Yeah were going to tracy. Hopefully theres a breakfast place out there. Although im not eating cashes these days so what am i going to eat . Maybe some bacon. Now if you are driving here its going to be very slow as you drive through the 205 corridor from as far back as 11th and it gets better right before the pass. People say the altamonte pass is slow. What youre really saying is th
The subcommittee will come to order. The chair is authorized to declare recesses at any time. This one on the role of data and privacy in competition. I recognize myself for an opening statement. I should state the obvious, im not the chairman of the subcommittee. The chairman of the subcommittee will be here in a few minutes. Digital technologies have provided americans are a remarkable array of services. It has never been easier to share news and information, to publish content and communicate with loved ones. As with technological revolutions of the past this has up ended the balance of power across our country. Its important to understand how these imbalances are affecting americans. The committees ongoing oversight of competition in Digital Markets is a key part of this process. Todays hearing will examine the role that data plays in creating rolls of power and how this affects competition. As previous hearings have shown, its controlled by a small number of companies. They are pe