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On the recordMarch 25, 2014
So Target is going to tell us today that they take data security very seriously and that they followed their industry's data security standards, but the fact remains it wasn't enough.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune critiques Target's data security measures following a significant data breach.

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