hoffman night then kaufman was. before 9/11 he began to waiver and i did not waiver at all. i was producing the fall hoffman on the eve of 9/11 and mi5 will show that. stowe mal for the hidden history. what i think is not realized in the united states. two things. one is the plans to attack the u.k. began before 9/11 and the first attack of u.k. was defeated before 9/11. secondly that in recent years, the most important of foiled attacks against the u.k. by islamist terrorism was a skeel beyond 9/11 so this was before 9/11. this is the first under the first islamist factory in britain, but fortunately he was under surveillance. the reason 9/11 words is the perpetrators were not under surveillance. the reason that didn't work is that aberdeen was under surveillance. this is a surveillance photograph. this is the first big attempted attack against the u.k. by islamists terrorist after 9/11. on the right there is omar khai am. he could make bones but he could not detonate them so on the left-hand side, there is the fir

david hoffman, do you have any ideas about the anticipated issues that have been presented?>> i am struck by a story that i heard from my colleague of mine, one of the most well-renowned experts in that protection. they took an entire day, going through the white board, to understand why the data was going from different situations. i think that we have got into a time when this is a good thing. it is great that people are innovating and finding new ways to deal with businesses and services. we do not want to frustrate that. i do not think that we can reasonably expect that the individual will have the ability to understand this better than the world-renowned experts who are trying to figure this out. we have a foundation that we can bring on . -- we have a foundation that we can bring on this. we have the understanding about what a system of accountability would look like, so that the entity that the individual is engaging webb will take responsibility for how the information is going to be -- is engaging with will take responsibility for how the information is going to be

david hoffman director of security policy. richard purcell, senior ceo of corporate privacy group. i need allen could not make it here this morning unfortunately. and we apologize for that. i would like to say just a couple of words and explain how the panel will go. as we heard already, technology has gone through many dramatic changes. many of these changes have brought tremendous benefits. one of the most dramatic of which is the internet itself with its ever-expanding array of easing access, free content information, and communication and services. yet at the same time, consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about how technology may be used by companies to collect information about their online behavior. to segmented into special categories based on their online activities. and use information about the many ways they may not know about or understand. for a long time companies have been gathering information about consumer habits, interests, and activities in the off-line world through wordy cards, surveys, contests, subscriptions and census information. that collection

hoffman or somebody of a like view can win the seat back.: does that endorsement in that race mean that we'll be seeing more of those types of endorsements, including into the presidential race in 2010? are you leaning toward anybody in particular? guest:, no i'm look over the field like others are. but this, again, what happened in the 23rd, the republican candidate was not chosen by a primary. it was chosen by party leaders because it was a special election. if they had a primary, i don't think you'd have seen this situation crop up. but in 2012, i'm looking at all the candidates, looking for somebody with those optimistic, pro-growth policies and a strong defense for the united states, and who know how to navigate washington. reagan, by the way, and i'll mention him again, even though a caller implied that i was doing it too much, but i will mention him one more time, reagan was one of the few individuals, bill, who could be both a movement leader, which i was in the 1960's and 1970 anticipates, and then become an effective political lead

directorsike bart sheer who we caug up with on the first day of hearsals for a new production of tal of hoffman. sheer has great success in the theatre, but until rectly, little expience withpera. >> when i'mn the middle of working on opera and people singing tome in very strange rhhms in another language and i'm actuall trying to work out what they are ing, i often is a toy myself this is e weirdest rt form i have ever been a part of. >> reporter: right in t middle. >> because i will stop and go what is going on, this is so sange. bus cause it is a very strange way to communicate an idea. >> reporte sheer can't ad music and doesn't know italian. but his first proction for the met, the remake of a long time favorite, the baber of sevie was filled with comedic and theatrical touches d became a big hit. but that was only after overcoming some obstacles, sheer sa, like when he wanted to build catwk to bring sings closer to the audience. >> there was a lot of resistae to that when we first proposed it. like no --th ae. >> because the sngers should never be bow the conducter or sometimes i worked wi

hoffman or somebody of a like view can win the seat back.that endorsement in that race mean that we'll be seeing more of those types of endorsements, including into the presidential race in 2010? are you leaning toward anybody in particular? guest:, no i'm look over the field like others are. but this, again, what happened in the 23rd, the republican candidate was not chosen by a primary. it was chosen by party leaders because it was a special election. if they had a primary, i don't think you'd have seen this situation crop up. but in 2012, i'm looking at all the candidates, looking for somebody with those optimistic, pro-growth policies and a strong defense for the united states, and who know how to navigate washington. reagan, by the way, and i'll mention him again, even though a caller implied that i was doing it too much, but i will mention him one more time, reagan was one of the few individuals, bill, who could be both a movement leader, which i was in the 1960's and 1970 anticipates, and then become an effective political leader. in

hoffman or somebody of a like view can win the seat back.st: does that endorsement in that race mean that we'll be seeing more of those types of endorsements, including into the presidential race in 2010? are you leaning toward anybody in particular? guest:, no i'm look over the field like others are. but this, again, what happened in the 23rd, the republican candidate was not chosen by a primary. it was chosen by party leaders because it was a special election. if they had a primary, i don't think you'd have seen this situation crop up. but in 2012, i'm looking at all the candidates, looking for somebody with those optimistic, pro-growth policies and a strong defense for the united states, and who know how to navigate washington. reagan, by the way, and i'll mention him again, even though a caller implied that i was doing it too much, but i will mention him one more time, reagan was one of the few individuals, bill, who could be both a movement leader, which i was in the 1960's and 1970 anticipates, and then become an effective political le

host: mike hoffman represents the sixth district in colorado. welcome. your thoughts? guest: it is disturbing to me as i worry that having a fixed time schedule but is now flexible to conditions on the ground is a dangerous signal a. i'm concerned it was more of an as a strategy than a winning strategy. host: you just got back from afghanistan. guest: i did get to talk to general stanley mcchrystal as well as some folks working on the ground. host: did you get the feeling from the president's speech last night that what the general was asking for, he he got a little, most, that he can use this? guest: probably less than half. i asked general stanley mcchrystal, i understand there were three options to give the administration. but you also gave a higher range number as a city with a higher probability of success -- can you tell me? he said it is classified. what is the higher number? i have a concern overall that we're not really utilizing the afghan people in how they know how to fight by tribal militias. they defeated the taliban before in 2001 without boots on the gr

hoffman or someone of a light you can win the seat back.st: does that endorsement mean that you will see more of those type of endorsements moving into the presidential race? in 2012, are you leaning toward anyone in particular? guest: i am looking over the field like many are. republican candidate was not chosen by a primary. it was chosen by party leaders because it was a special election. if they had a primary, i don't think you'd have seen this situation crop up. but in 2012, i'm looking at all the candidates, looking for somebody with those optimistic, pro-growth policies and a strong defense for the united states, and who know how to navigate washington. reagan, by the way, and i'll mention him again, even though a caller implied that i was doing it too much, but i will mention him one more time, reagan was one of the few individuals, bill, who could be both a movement leader, which i was in the 1960's and 1970 anticipates, and then become an effective political leader. in politics, you can't just go in a straightline. the world doesn

so -- as roger said, we have offices together in the -- in the hoffman buildings down in the south end of leakstra and we're working together with the staff's and mixing them and we're making great progress on that. >> and you mentioned on the federal recovery coordination program, that -- that the decision was made as to which agency would probably be best -- in the best position to administer this. are you planing -- philippining other areas where assigning one of the agencies -- the responsibility makes more sense than both agencies trying to coordinate work together on it. some other areas. >> sir, since you -- you, karen and dr. guise and i. not karen dr. guise & have worked closely and commiserated on the two bits of law. one that established the f.r.c.'s and later on the n.d.a. that established the r.c.c.'s is a parallel program. and the question is, as we work through this since they're so parallel, why not bring them both together? i think prorblee the initial intent was to have one program cover all and not just the f.r.c.'s for the ones that are the most seriously injured an

. >> this morning we heard from jim harper, david hoffman and others, talking about what consumers really we are going to get the answers from this distinguished panel. this panel is going to address what we know about consumer expectations with respect to their use of information. we have heard that surveys have presented little value on this issue because they do not represent real consumer behavior. there is general agreement that consumers do not understand what happens behind the scenes. when using a loyalty card, they visit web sites for complete surveys. relying on actual consumer behavior to understand their attitudes towards and expectations about the collection and use of their information has limitations. the expert panel today is prepared to talk about these issues in light of their own research, as well as addressing the role being played from disclosure in the vehicle of consent for commercial collection and use of information. first i would like to briefly introduce our panel. laurie kramer, on my left. next to her is alan davidson. jill kolineski from future privacy forums