WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold a hearing on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. titled “A Status Update on the Development of Voluntary Do-Not-Track Standards.” This hearing will examine what steps, if any, industry stakeholders have taken to fulfill their public commitment to honor Do-Not-Track requests from consumers.

“I strongly believe that consumers should be able to manage whether online companies collect their personal information,” said Rockefeller. “Industry made a public commitment to honor Do-Not-Track requests from consumers but has not yet followed through. I plan to use this hearing to find out what is holding up the development of voluntary Do-Not-Track standards that should have been adopted at the end of last year.”

A STATUS UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTARY DO-NOT-TRACK STANDARDS
Full Committee Hearing
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Hearing Start Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: 253 Russell Senate Office Building

Please note the hearing will be webcast live via the Senate Commerce Committee website.  Refresh the Commerce Committee homepage 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to automatically begin streaming the webcast.

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