Washington (June 16, 2015) – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) sent a letter to PayPal, the global online payments system, calling on the company to change its User Agreement. PayPal recently released a new User Agreement that would require consumers to consent... Read More

  Washington (June 11, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate defeated an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that contained the text of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act... Read More

Do Not Track Kids Act creates an “Eraser Button” so parents and kids can delete personal information Washington (June 11, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) with Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) today introduced the "Do Not Track... Read More

Focuses on need to protect students, provide tools to parents when information is shared with third parties   Washington (May 13, 2015) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today reintroduced the “Protecting Student Privacy Act”, legislation that would help safeguard the educational records of students in... Read More

Senator’s investigation of wireless surveillance by law enforcement revealed more than one million requests in 2012 Washington (May 7, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey today hailed the ruling from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals that found the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of America’s phone records... Read More

Gives consumers the right to stop data brokers from using, sharing, or selling personal information for marketing purposes   Washington (March 5, 2015) – Senators Edward J. Markey, Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to require accountability and transparency for data... Read More

  Washington (March 3, 2015) – With the recently-released rules from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and White House governing the operation of commercial and government drones failing to adequately protect the privacy of Americans, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced bicameral... Read More

Lawmaker plans to introduce data broker bill to ensure accountability, transparency for consumers Washington (February 27, 2015) – In the wake of today’s release of a draft “Privacy Bill of Rights” from the White House, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) plans to introduce legislation to require accountability and... Read More

Lawmaker will re-introduce legislation to promote transparency, privacy for commercial and government drone use   Washington (February 15, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the followed statement after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and White... Read More

Sen. Markey released report this week that revealed wireless technologies are leading to a host of automobile security and privacy vulnerabilities   Washington (February 11, 2015) – At today’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the “Internet of Things”, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal... Read More

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement applauding President Obama’s initiative to protect American companies, consumers, and infrastructure from cyber threats. “The President's promise to boldly ratchet up data breach protections is both... Read More

  (Washington, DC) – In a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) today called on the FTC to investigate and address the recent data breach at Home Depot. The possibility of a data breach was first disclosed last Tuesday on the security blog... Read More

Lawmaker has introduced legislation with Sen. Blumenthal to help protect consumers’ personal and financial information from hackers   Washington (September 08, 2014) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after Home Depot today confirmed the... Read More

In 2011, lawmaker called for FTC investigation of possible consumer protection issues related to “in-app” purchases   Boston (September 04, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today commended the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settlement with Google that... Read More

Senator introduced “Protecting Student Privacy Act” with Senator Hatch to protect students, provide tools to parents when information is stored in the cloud Washington (September 2, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today... Read More

Focuses on need to protect students, provide tools to parents when information is shared with third parties Washington (July 30, 2014) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today introduced the “Protecting Student Privacy Act”, legislation that would help safeguard the educational records of students. The... Read More

Lawmakers introduced bicameral legislation to promote transparency, privacy for commercial and government drone use   Washington (July 24, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today called on the Obama administration to put in place strong, enforceable rules, not simply voluntary practices, to... Read More

Washington (June 25, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court released its unanimous ruling that law enforcement must get a warrant before searching the mobile phone or other personal electronic device of an arrested... Read More

Focuses on need to protect students, provide tools to parents when information shared with third parties Washington (May 14, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today... Read More

Senator has introduced legislation to strengthen children’s privacy, address data breaches, and ensure data broker accountability Washington (May 1, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Science, Commerce and Transportation Committee, release the following statement after the White House issues its report,... Read More