The Obama administration raised alarm Wednesday about the state of online privacy and called for new legislation on the issue. Speaking before the Senate Commerce Committee, Assistant Commerce Secretary Lawrence Strickling announced the Obama administration's support for a "consumer privacy bill of rights" and asked Congress to give the Federal Trade Commission new powers to enforce it.
At the same hearing, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz reiterated his agency's support for a "Do Not Track" mechanism and urged Congress to mandate its adoption if the industry does not embrace the idea voluntarily. Leibowitz pointed to his agency's recent enforcement action against Chitika as evidence that the FTC was making online privacy a priority, but argued that more action—by industry and possibly from Congress—was needed to fully address the problem.
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