United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law is one of seven subcommittees within the Senate Judiciary Committee. It was created at the start of the 112th Congress.

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction: (1) Oversight of laws and policies governing the collection, protection, use and dissemination of commercial information by the private sector, including online behavioral advertising, privacy within social networking websites and other online privacy issues; (2) Enforcement and implementation of commercial information privacy laws and policies; (3) Use of technology by the private sector to protect privacy, enhance transparency and encourage innovation; (4) Privacy standards for the collection, retention, use and dissemination of personally identifiable commercial information; and (5) Privacy implications of new or emerging technologies.

Members, 114th Congress

Majority	Minority
Jeff Flake, Arizona, Chairman Orrin Hatch, Utah David Perdue, Georgia Mike Lee, Utah Thom Tillis, North Carolina Lindsey Graham, South Carolina	Al Franken, Minnesota, Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, California Chuck Schumer, New York Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Chris Coons, Delaware

External links

• Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, official site