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Ed Markey: I commend the Commission for rejecting arguments that voluntary self-regulatory efforts are the best way to address…

On the recordOctober 4, 2011
I commend the Commission for rejecting arguments that voluntary self-regulatory efforts are the best way to address privacy concerns in connection with behavioral targeting of children online.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey praises the Commission's stance against voluntary self-regulation for online child privacy.

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