Google Sifts Through Millions of Accounts for Location Data
The government is seeking location data from Google, believing it is a viable way to obtain information if users have opted into Google's location history. This process involves sifting through hundreds of millions of accounts. The government's perspective is that Google's servers hold the requested information, making it a fair target for retrieval.
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“Google haystack, Google had to sift through hundreds of millions of accounts. voluntarily and therefore it's fair game for the government to come and get it.”
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