Entities	Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation (7)
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In May 2024, there was a hearing in the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security. The hearing, Strengthening Data Security to Protect Consumers was called by the chair, Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and it “focus[ed] on the importance of data security, and how to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of consumer data and safeguard data against unauthorized access, including through data minimization and robust data security practices.”

Witnesses:

• James E. Lee, COO, Identity Theft Resource Center
• Sam Kaplan, Assistant General Counsel and Senior Director for Public Policy & Government Affairs, Palo Alto Networks
• Prem Trivedi, Policy Director, New America’s Open Technology Institute
• Jake Parker, Senior Director of Government Relations, Security Industry Association