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Privacy issues are bubbling up on Capitol Hill. Rep. Joe Barton (R., Texas), co-chairman of the Congressional Privacy Caucus and ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said he welcomed the administration's privacy initiative.

While the Republicans who now control the House of Representatives generally support privacy, they are unlikely to support any bill to expand the enforcement powers of the Federal Trade Commission, GOP congressional aides say.

"While [the report] gives lip service to legislation and fair information practices, its framework is based on industry self-regulation," said Jeff Chester, founder of the Center for Digital Democracy, who has met with Commerce officials about the report.