US Congress quizzes Google on location tracking database of hundreds of millions of smartphone users

Nicholas Fearn
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Google's tracking database contains consumer information dating back to 2009

US Congress has written to Google in an attempt to learn more about its location tracking database. The open letter from the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, addressed ...

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