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Barack Obama: the privacy issues and concerns that we're discussing here are important, not only because they're a fundamental moral…

On the recordJuly 26, 2010
the privacy issues and concerns that we're discussing here are important, not only because they're a fundamental moral issue, a fundamental individual issue, but also because, to get the benefits of broadband--the economic benefits, telehealth, education--people need to be confident that the Internet is a safe, trustworthy place.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Emphasizes the importance of privacy for broadband benefits.

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