Chairman Upton Says He Has Open Mind On Privacy Legislation

House Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) said that he is keeping an open mind as to whether Congress needs to pass legislation to enhance consumer privacy online.

He said he will wait and see what comes out of hearings that could take place in the Commerce Committee as early as this spring on the issue. "I don't have a pre-set destination" on the issue, Chairman Upton said. He noted that privacy is split between the Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee, headed by Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) and the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR).