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David Cicilline: “But don't you think it's hard to even imagine how a court ultimately enforces that, because you have to sort of get into…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
But don't you think it's hard to even imagine how a court ultimately enforces that, because you have to sort of get into the head of the engineers to figure out did they actually comply with what the government order is directing them to create.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline questions the enforceability of government orders on tech companies.

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