The
United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law was one of seven subcommittees within the
Senate Judiciary Committee. Created at the start of the
112th Congress
The 112th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. It convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011, and ended on January 3, 2013, 17 ...
, it was disbanded with the start of the
116th Congress
The 116th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It convened in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2019, and ended on Janua ...
. It was added back as a subcommittee at the start of the
117th Congress
The 117th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It convened in Washington, D.C., on ...
.
Jurisdiction
The committee's jurisdiction extended to:
#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;
#Enforcement and implementation of commercial information privacy laws and policies;
#Use of technology by the private sector to protect privacy, enhance transparency and encourage innovation;
#Privacy standards for the collection, retention, use and dissemination of personally identifiable commercial information; and
#Privacy implications of new or emerging technologies.
Members, 117th Congress
External links
Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
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