GigaomNews flash: Americans remain conflicted on government data gathering
Half of Americans surveyed are okay with government data gathering but more than half also feel that there is not sufficient supervision of the process. Read more »
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Half of Americans surveyed are okay with government data gathering but more than half also feel that there is not sufficient supervision of the process. Read more »
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