Senate to examine plans for online privacy ‘bill of rights’

The Senate Commerce Committee will examine the Obama Administration's plan to protect users' online privacy at a hearing on May 9, Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) announced.

“The Obama administration and the FTC have recommended that Congress provide consumers with basic privacy protections,” Chairman Rockefeller said in a statement. “Unfortunately, consumers are often unable to protect their privacy in a digital environment in which their personal information is increasingly collected and monetized for commercial purposes. At this hearing, I hope to have a robust discussion on how the administration and FTC propose to empower Americans so that they can say if, when and how their information is collected and used.”