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Terri Sewell: “That's what makes this such a hard issue, because we're balancing two different but very similar issues: private…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
That's what makes this such a hard issue, because we're balancing two different but very similar issues: private security, the security of people who use iPhones, the location of your children, the ability to prevent your children from being kidnapped or harmed, versus the security that's inherent in being able to solve crimes.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

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Sewell discusses the balance between personal security and crime-solving security.

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