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Sherrod Brown: “I think existing approaches are failing. I know that the Federal Trade Commission and the SEC are trying very hard with…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2017
I think existing approaches are failing. I know that the Federal Trade Commission and the SEC are trying very hard with existing approaches, but I do not think they are really protecting people.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Brown critiques current regulatory approaches to consumer data protection post-Equifax breach.

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