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Dick Durbin: “That data is collected, tracked and sold.”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Advocates For Protecting Consumers' Privacy During Statement In Senate Subcommittee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 00:42

I would just add for a little consideration here something else. When it comes to payments and privacy, every click we make on the Internet leaves a trail of personal data. We know that That data is collected, tracked and sold. Congress can address it. And there's another thing Congress can do right now for the cost for consumers and small businesses is to pass the Credit Card Competition Act, a bipartisan bill. (00:42–00:45)

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Asserts that personal data from internet activity is collected, tracked, and sold.

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