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Richard Blumenthal: “Consumer information is the new class of currency. In effect, we are the currency.”

On the recordJune 18, 2018
Consumer information is the new class of currency. In effect, we are the currency.
Said by
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal states that consumer data has become a valuable currency in the digital economy.

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