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Google Says It Would Back Federal Privacy Law

Google has informed a senior Republican representative that it would endorse and support a U.S. privacy law.The amount of user's personal information collected by Google, Yahoo and other online companies has drawn criticism from privacy advocates and Google has been urged to post a link on its homepage that takes users to its privacy policy.In May, Texas Rep. Joe Barton, the senior Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, asked Google for information about the company's privacy policies since it purchased DoubleClick.

Barton Nudges Google Again On Privacy

The top Republican on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Joe Barton, again asked Google about its privacy practices.

Google Gets A GOP Griefer

House Republican Joe Barton from Texas has a burr in his saddle about Google - 24 burrs, to be precise, some in multiple parts.

Republicans Rumbling About Google, Privacy

House Republicans have demanded a Congressional hearing over the privacy implications of Google's pending DoubleClick purchase.