mr. weinstein. >> thank you mr. try. i've asked to stay until 11:30 which will be the last time you probably listen to anything i say. good morning, chairman and ranking member coburn and members of the committee i think for the opportunity to be here today. over the last decade we have witnessed an explosion of mobile computing technology. laptops and cell phones, tablets and smart phones americans are using more mobile computing devices more extensively than ever before. we can now they get shot and conduct business and social is remotely with our friends and loved ones instantly almost anywhere and now more than ever the world is almost literally at our fingertips. in ways we don't often think about, what we say and write and do with the mobile devices can be open to the world and it's the use of mobile devices continue to grow, these devices are increasingly tempting targets for identity feeds and other criminals. so it's these decisis increase the connectivity, productivity and efficiency they p

mr. weinstein? >> my 4-year-old is better with my iphone than i am and it's terrifying to think about what threats, online threats will be of there by the time he's old enough to be using my iphone with permission. and so i think that as we move into this space in the legal changes we made the technology neutral and one of the geniuses is it's been able to be flexible and adaptable free period of 25 years the technology changed but i do think that anything the congress can do to protect kids in particular in this space is a worth the effort. >> let me ask ms. rich, referring to your description of privacy by design. in addition to the requirement that senator leahy is supporting that there be a notification and i strongly support the requirement. i can get as a basic fundamental protection. shouldn't there be some requirement that the company's design and safeguard this information when they structure the systems? and also potentially liability if they fail to sufficiently safeguard that information

mr. weinstein. >> i have two little kids and my little kid is better with my by phone that i am. it is terrifying to think about what kind of on-line threats will be out there by the time he is old enough to be using an iphone. as we move into this space, it is important that any legal changes we make be technology- neutral. epca has been able to be flexible over 25 years. anything that the congress can do to protect kids in particular in this space is a worthy effort. >> m me asks. rich, -- let me ask ms. rich, in addition to the requirement the senator leahy is supporting that there be notification and i strongly support the requirement which is a basic fundamental protection -- shouldn't there be some requirement that companies design and safeguard this information when they structure these systems? also shouldn't they have liability if they failed to safeguard that information? that is so we provide incentives for companies to do the right thing. >> absolutely. using section 5, 34 companies had