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Jeff Merkley: “Without proper guardrails to protect privacy and basic human rights, technology can control populations, trample freedom…”

On the recordNovember 16, 2021
Without proper guardrails to protect privacy and basic human rights, technology can control populations, trample freedom of expression, and undermine institutions of democratic governance.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley warns about the risks of unregulated technology in governance.

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