U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) is scrutinizing the data collection practices of About.com, Health.com, Investopedia.com, and nine other websites as part of his investigation into brokers that gather and share consumer information, the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee announced Wednesday. Rockefeller, the chairman of the panel, sent letters seeking details on possible data collection through questionnaires, surveys, and other means. The letters went to: IAC/InterActiveCorp's About.com Time Inc.'s Health.com ValueClick Inc.'s Investopedia.com Bankrate Inc.'s Bankrate.com Sharecare Inc.'s Realage.com CMI Marketing Inc.'s Cafemom.com Condé Nast Inc.'s Self.com The Motley Fool LLC's Fool.com Young Money LLC's Finance.youngmoney.com American Media Inc.'s Mensfitness.com Internet Brands Inc.'s Ehealthforum.com BabyCenter LLC's Babycenter.com Affiliate publication Corporate Counsel has more. Photo by The National Law Journal's Diego M. Radzinschi.
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