- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Joe Mont2019-07-16T20:51:00
A plan by Facebook to enter the world of virtual currency is attracting predictable skepticism in Washington. It could also expedite the slow emergence of national data protection laws.
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