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Google CEO says tech giant deletes this information used by police

Posted on July 31, 2020 by pogowasright.org

Brooke Crothers reports:

Google now sets a time limit on data used by police for tracking suspects, the CEO said at Wednesday’s congressional hearing with tech giants.

The data is used for a so-called “geofence warrant,” which taps into a massive Google database that tracks where you go anonymously. It’s part and parcel of a trend by tech companies to track where you go, what you eat, and what you buy, among a host of other tracking information.

Read more on Fox News.

via FourthAmendment.com.

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