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Ed Markey: “These 21st century eyes in the sky shouldn't become spies in the skies preying on the private lives of Americans all…”

On the recordNovember 28, 2012
These 21st century eyes in the sky shouldn't become spies in the skies preying on the private lives of Americans all across our country, 30,000 drones without insurance that the information gathered is not compromised.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey warns against drones invading Americans' privacy.

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