WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, announced the witness list for the Subcommittee’s upcoming hearing, titled “Protecting Innovation and Consumer Choice in Home Technologies.” The hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 15 at 2:30 P.M.
Witnesses include:
- Ryan McCrate, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Amazon
- Wilson White, Senior Director for Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google
- Jonathan Zittrain, Professor, Harvard Law School
- Matt Crawford, Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia
- Eddie Lazarus, General Counsel, Sonos
“Internet connected home technologies are becoming fixtures in our lives, and soon we may rely on them as much as we do our cell phones. A market dynamic is emerging where only a handful of powerful tech companies dominate, which is especially concerning given the sensitive data they are collecting about us in our homes. This hearing will examine how we can protect innovation and competition in home technology markets and what we can do to protect consumers as these technologies become more integrated into our daily routines,” said Senator Klobuchar.
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