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Senate Panel Grills Apple and Google on Privacy

Last month, two British researchers revealed that Apple's iPhones and 3G iPads both track and store the locations of users. Google software does the same thing. That led to concerns about the protection of privacy, and an over-crowded hearing today on Capitol Hill.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Last month, two British researchers revealed that Apple's iPhones and 3G iPads both track and store the locations of users. Google software does the same thing. That led to concerns about the protection of privacy, and an over-crowded hearing today on Capitol Hill. Joseph Menn is technology correspondent for the Financial Times and the author of Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down the Internet.

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