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On the recordDecember 10, 2013
I think it would be a mistake to unilaterally walk away from the realm of big data to protect our national security.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse warns against abandoning big data for national security while foreign governments exploit it.

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