Conyers Looking For Answers on Privacy

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) has sent letters to Google and Facebook expressing concern about whether the two companies are doing enough to protect users' privacy.

Chairman Conyers said he wants Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to explain his company's privacy practices and he wants Google CEO Eric Schmidt to retain the records related to the Wi-Fi data collection and to cooperate with state and federal agencies. The House Judiciary Committee is considering hearings and legislation. "Companies such as Facebook and Google provide innovative services that enrich and expand the constantly evolving Internet," Chairman Conyers said. "I want to ensure that privacy concerns are as paramount as creativity to these and all Internet companies, and I look forward to hearing about ways they can ensure this is the case."