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| From the people who
just put your health records on line; worried about privacy?
Sniff around Lassie, what do you smell? |
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Obama administration is preparing a stepped-up approach to policing
Internet privacy that calls for new laws and the creation of a new
position to oversee the effort, according to people familiar with the
situation. The White House task force, set up three weeks ago, is
led by Cameron Kerry, the brother of Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.)
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Did you know that Mr. Medals had a brother? Is he some Ruprecht-like
personality that emerges from Kerry when a good scam is on? Like Kerry the war hero?
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initiatives would mark a turning point in Internet policy. Recent
administrations typically steered away from Internet regulations out of
concern for stifling innovation. |
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not named Obama. Of course this is a huge
problem, but one that the private sector ought be allowed to deal with,
especially since it's government that's behind the most egregious
intrusions into our privacy. If this was a movie, it would be at
this point where John Wayne spits and says "That'll
be the day." Shooting begins shortly after. |
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