On December 16, 2010, Senator John (“Jay”) Rockefeller IV (D), Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee issued a statement on the Department of Commerce privacy “green paper” (see Privacy News). Sen. Rockefeller stated that the report “highlights the need for greater privacy protections for Americans,” noting that “there are no baseline privacy protections for most consumer online activity.” He hopes “that the Department of Commerce in its final report will reach the conclusion that legislation is necessary to protect consumers.”
Sen. Rockefeller’s statement is available here.
