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Al Green: “But one can only imagine what Mr. J. Edgar Hoover would have done with this technology.”

On the recordJuly 9, 2019
But one can only imagine what Mr. J. Edgar Hoover would have done with this technology.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Expressing concerns about potential misuse of biometric technology.

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