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Ed Markey: What are the protections that are going to be put on the books to protect families from commercial interests or…

On the recordMarch 14, 2017
What are the protections that are going to be put on the books to protect families from commercial interests or government interests?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey questions the lack of privacy protections regarding drone data collection.

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