Privacy on Sen Leahy's Agenda

The Senate Judiciary Committee will take another crack at overhauling the nation's patent laws and look at ways to protect consumers' privacy, Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said.

He noted that intrusions have come from the need for tighter security, the proliferation of databases collecting information about people and online social media. "The committee will also examine several emerging privacy issues that are of growing concern to me and many Americans, including the invasive full body screening at our airports and the tracking of Americans' activities online," said Chairman Leahy.