Lawmakers demand info on Web tracking practices

Charter Communications is one of the organizations that Congress wants to answer questions about tracking your internet use.

A congressional committee wants the nation's largest telecommunications and Internet companies to explain whether they target online advertising based on consumers' search queries and Web surfing habits.
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"It's important for Internet users and American consumers in general to understand what information is being collected about them and how it's being used,"
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"Privacy is a cornerstone of freedom," Markey said in a statement. "Online users have a right to explicitly know when their broadband provider is tracking their activity and collecting potentially sensitive and personal information."

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