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Gary Peters: “If the risk is there for the U.S. Government, is it not risky for the average citizen as well?”

On the recordOctober 18, 2017
If the risk is there for the U.S. Government, is it not risky for the average citizen as well?
Said by
Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Questions the risk of Kaspersky software for citizens after government concerns.

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