New Senate Subcommittee Gives Online Privacy Higher Profile

Online privacy is getting a higher priority in the Senate with the creation of the new Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., will serve as chairman of the new subcommittee. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is the ranking member.

Although online privacy is considered a largely bipartisan issue, most Hill watchers believe the biggest push for new online privacy legislation will come from the Democrat-controlled Senate rather than the Republican House.

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