Key Quotes from Today’s Hearing on Privacy and Data Security
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today convened a full committee hearing on privacy and data security. The hearing examined how entities collect, maintain, secure, and use personal information in today’s economy and whether consumers are adequately protected under current law. The Commerce Committee heard from representatives from relevant government agencies as well as business and consumer advocate stakeholders.
Rockefeller Says New FTC Investigation into Gas Prices Will Help Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today announced that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has agreed to start an investigation into oil and gasoline markets and the impact on the amount Americans are paying for gas. Rockefeller pushed the FTC to probe this issue back in March.
Pryor, Rockefeller Introduce Legislation to Protect Consumers’ Personal Information and Prevent Identity Theft
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) today reintroduced legislation to require businesses and nonprofit organizations that store consumers’ personal information to put in place strong security features to safeguard sensitive data, alert consumers when this data has been breached, and provide affected individuals with the tools they need to protect their credit and finances. Currently, there is no single federal standard for guarding many types of consumer information.
Rockefeller Bill Will Help Prevent Kids From Swallowing Hazardous Mini Batteries
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today introduced a bill to reduce the risk of injury or death to children from ingestion of button cell batteries. This common-sense bill would make it harder for children to access these tiny batteries by making battery compartments in consumer products more secure.
Rockefeller Praises Secretary of Commerce Nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today released the following statement on the nomination of John Bryson to be Secretary of Commerce:
Rockefeller Says Children’s Online Safety Should Be Top Priority
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today released the following statement about Facebook:
Rockefeller Report Concludes That Health Insurance Companies Could Owe Consumers as Much as $2 Billion This Year
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today released a new report demonstrating that provisions in last year’s health reform law could save consumers across the country billions of dollars this year. This marks the first time that estimated savings from the medical loss ratio (MLR) provisions of the reform law have been quantified using the insurance companies own data.
Key Quotes from Today’s Hearing on Consumer Privacy and Protection in the Mobile Marketplace
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance Subcommittee hearing today on consumer privacy and protection in the mobile marketplace.
Chairman Rockefeller Remarks on Consumer Privacy and Protection in the Mobile Marketplace
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Thank you, Chairman Pryor, for holding this important hearing. There are 234 million mobile devices in use today. Seventy five percent of teenagers own a cell phone. And 72 percent of parents say they have slept with their cell phones.
Rockefeller Questions Tech Companies on Compliance with Children’s Online Privacy Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today announced that he is asking Apple, Google and Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) executives to show whether the applications running on their mobile platforms are in compliance with children’s online privacy law.