MSNBC: Apple, Google tap phone location data: report

Apple's iPhones and Google's Android phones send back data about the locations of the users to the technology companies, the Wall Street Journal reported. And at least two members of Congress are pushing for more information about why it's happening.


Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., has asked Apple for more information on data collection, saying he wants to make sure the iPhone, one of the most popular consumer devices, doesn't become an "iTrack."


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