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Why the US needs a data privacy law—and why it might finally get one

The general public and Congress have both discovered geolocation, data breaches, and tracking cookies—and they’re worried about the privacy implications. In this op-ed, CDT’s Justin Brookman argues that this could the moment at which everything comes together to make comprehensive privacy reform possible.

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