GOP leaders are taking a cautious approach. One hint about how Congress will proceed comes from a hearing on Thursday before the House telecommunications subcommittee. Four witnesses opposed new regulations or advised extreme caution in the area, and only two witnesses argued for action by Congress. Marc Rotenberg, director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center and a witness , said afterward that he doesn't believe observers should read too much into the hearing lineup. I think history is on our side.
History is on the side of privacy legislation.
They want a bill to preempt state law. Not all of them do. Miller says he's confident that privacy legislation won't be seen this year. When Congress looks at the issue and discovers the complexity, we don't think they'll pass anything. It required a privacy notice on consumer websites, but consumers would have to choose to opt-out of data collection.