WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV issued the following statement today after a USA Today report that Facebook is tracking user data even after they have logged off of the social networking site:

"The USA Today story is disturbing.  No company should track customers without their knowledge or consent, especially a company with 800 million users and a trove of unique personal data on its users.  If Facebook or any other company is falsely leading people to believe that they can log out of the site and not be tracked, that is alarming.  I take a hard line on protecting consumer privacy and intend to have a hearing on this subject where we will invite Facebook and others to explain how they are using personal information."

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