CEA, ITI Officials To Testify Wednesday During House IoT Hearing
The House Judiciary Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee plans an “educational hearing to examine the policy and legislative implications for [IoT] technology and the potential effects on issues including privacy, security, standards, intellectual property protection, cloud computing, digital…
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trade, wearable and mobile devices, and the Internet,” said House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., in a committee news release Monday. Wednesday’s hearing will be an opportunity for members to learn more about the benefits and challenges of IoT when 25 billion connected things are expected by 2020, said Subcommittee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif.: “While questions about privacy and data security are central to the development of IoT, it is critical that Congress’ goals focus on allowing the marketplace to flourish rather than take actions that could stifle innovation.” Witnesses for Wednesday’s hearing are Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers President Mitch Bainwol, Association for Competitive Technology Executive Director Morgan Reed, CEA President Gary Shapiro and Information Technology Industry Council President Dean Garfield, the release said.