Sen. Franken calls transparency hearing with Google and 'top administration officials'

On the heels of the most recent National Security Agency revelations, Sens Al Franken (D-MN) and Dean Heller (R-NV) have announced a new hearing for their transparency bill, slated for November 18, 2013.

The hearing will bring together top administration officials, privacy experts and, most importantly, a representative from Google, which is said to be reeling from news that surveillance agencies collected unencrypted data from its internal network. "While I personally believe that the practice of bulk data collection should be eliminated, the government can at least take immediate steps to increase transparency in programs that have many Americans suspicious," Sen Franken said in a statement.