Internet Privacy: The Views of the FTC, the FCC, and NTIA

The House Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), and the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), kicked off a hearing series on privacy issues to examine how information is collected, protected, and utilized in an increasingly interconnected online ecosystem. The hearing featured testimony from the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. These agencies provided an overview of existing privacy regulations and standards to help identify key issues for discussion moving forward.

House Republicans aren't convinced that tougher laws and new regulations are the best way to relieve consumer concerns about online privacy, according to an internal majority staff memo in advance of a July 14 House Commerce Committee joint subcommittee hearing "Internet Privacy: The Views of the FTC, the FCC, and NTIA."

House Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Greg Walden (R-OR) announced plans for a joint hearing of their panels, the first in a series of hearings in the coming months to examine how information is collected, protected, and utilized in an increasingly interconnected online ecosystem.