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G. K. Butterfield: “All calls for privacy legislation may be pointless if such legislation is limited to a select group of data collectors.”

On the recordJuly 13, 2011
All calls for privacy legislation may be pointless if such legislation is limited to a select group of data collectors.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Butterfield warns that limiting privacy legislation could undermine its effectiveness.

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