The Connected World: Examining the Internet of Things

Senate Commerce Committee
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
10 am
http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentR...

How devices – from home heating systems controlled by users online, to wearable devices that track health and activity with the help of Internet-based analytics -- will be made smarter and more dynamic through Internet technologies. Government agencies like the Federal Trade Commission, however, are already considering possible changes to the law that could have the unintended consequence of slowing innovation.

The hearing was requested by a bipartisan group of Senators including Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii).