Senator Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, recently added his support to a growing number of lawmakers seeking congressional hearings on Google Inc.'s business practices. The move comes just one day after the US Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights vowed to ensure fair competition in the Internet search market dominated by Google.
Senator Lee is the second upper chamber legislator, in the last two days, to have called for a close scrutiny on possible anti-competitive conduct by Google. In a letter dated March 10 to the chairman of the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, Herb Kohl, Lee mentioned his 'strong concerns' that Google is abusing its dominant market position.
Kohl, a Wisconsin Democrat, recently said in a statement that he would examine allegations raised by e-commerce websites that compete with Google. The websites earlier claimed that they are being treated unfairly in search ranking and in their ability to purchase search advertising.
Google has also drawn congressional criticism for the accidental collection of people's personal computer information from unsecured wireless networks. Representative Joe Barton, a Texas Republican who is a co-chairman of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, has called for a hearing on the matter.
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