Today's Senate Hearing: Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet

The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is holding a hearing today titled "Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet and Their Impact on American Consumers" to explore efforts by some ecommerce companies to offer post-transaction marketing offers to consumers following a purchase. As part of this process, the ecommerce companies usually pass along the consumer's payment card information they've just captured for the purchase to the marketing partner. The Committee staff has prepared a report on the issues involved with this practice and a set of exhibits documenting some of the offers.