Will come back to the auditorium. Both those president here and watching at home. I am again senior fellow, burried pleased to welcome you to the second panelist of the 2019 Institute Surveillance conference. This continues the theme, focusing on oversight. With respect to two controversial programs. Surveillance on section seven oh two of Foreign Policy and a provision of section 215 that provides for a burried large scale automated collection of phone records. Both of these programs have had some serious complaints. That come to live over the past year. And so we thought it useful to examine how those arose, what the nature of the problems of the discovery is and how the Intelligence Community is responding to them and whether the response is adequate. So the discussion will be headed up by prizewinning port reporter, Charlie Savage. His book power wars is probably the best portrait of nast National Security policy making. In a president ial ministration. I will pass you on to Charli
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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
A common refrain we hear from Tech Companies is, during the course of the investigation, but also on my own, since i have minute them in my district is that they cant be violating Anti Trust Laws and the primary argument is that many of their products are cheap or free, and therefore they are inherently benefiting. We have talked about this, to me the big question is its free really free . Consumers are paying for the product that they use, paying ended up, paying in privacy that they give up and often dont know they are giving up. The big Tech Companies and use that data to build these massive empires of information about consumers that give them spectacular advantage over newcomer businesses, allowing the companies to scrutinize every aspect of peoples lives, create and sell products that have the best chance of being successful. You mentioned the history of acquisitions. Facebook at made 67 on talents acquisitions, amazon has made 97, and google had made 214, mostly unchallenged acq
One on the role of data and prime fancy into competition. I recognize myself, i should state the obvious im, not bitter of the subcommittee, and chairs the subcommittee, the chair of the committee will be here in a few minutes. It has never been easier to share news and information that content and communicate with loved ones, all at a moments notice. Given the technological recognitions it, has added to the balance of power in our economy. Its important for us to understand how this affects americans, what is causing the asymmetries of power and whether these new and growing inequalities are compatible with our democratic values. The committees ongoing is a key part of this practice. Todays hearing, we will examine the role that data plays and maintaining any qualities of power, and how this affects competition. As previous hearings have shown, the growing share of Congress Communications is now controlled by a small number of companies. These platforms are innocent, largely intermedi