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On the recordOctober 18, 2011
I contend that we are on the losing end of the single greatest transfer of wealth through piracy and illicit behavior in the history of humankind, and we are doing awfully little about it.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse emphasizes the severity of cyber theft impacting American businesses.

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