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Privacy and security: Two sides of the same coin says Richard Clark

Sunday, October 24, 2004

Richard Clarke doesn’t beat around the bush—be it the proverbial one or the Presidential one. A a security advisor to four U.S. presidents, an on-air expert on terrorism and homeland security for ABC News, and current chairman of Good Harbor Consulting, he has unique access and unique insight when it comes to national security. And, as attendees at Mr. Clark’s keynote address to the Smart Card Alliance Annual Fall Conference found out, he doesn’t sugar coat his concerns.

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