Just because we have the ability to collect huge amounts of data does not mean that we should be doing it.
Richard Blumenthal: “Just because we have the ability to collect huge amounts of data does not mean that we should be doing it.”
On the recordJuly 8, 2013
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Blumenthal critiques excessive government data collection on innocent Americans.
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