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On the recordMarch 25, 2014
private companies like Target hold vastly larger amounts of sensitive information about us than the government could ever think of doing.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Thune emphasizes the data security risks posed by private companies compared to the government.

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