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Ed Markey: “Do each of you believe that there should be a protection of privacy, that a broadband provider actually is required to…”

On the recordMay 2, 2017
Do each of you believe that there should be a protection of privacy, that a broadband provider actually is required to provide so that you have to receive permission before you can sell that information?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey questions the necessity of privacy protections from broadband providers.

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