A group of 42 US Democrats wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai to pressure Google to stop collecting and storing unnecessary or non aggregated geographic location data, which may be used to track people who want abortion. The issue of the right to abortion has become a hot topic in the United States**
There are concerns that geographic data or search history may be used, such as against those seeking abortion, or for those who provide data, which may be legal in some states.
The letter implied that in 2020, Google received 11554 geofencing orders, which were issued by the court, requiring Google to hand in the data of users at a specific time and place. We don't know how many times Google cooperated.
Lawmakers will also Apple Google, for comparison, believes that Apple has proved that mobile phone companies do not need to keep customer tracking databases. Google's approach is intentional. It creates a new digital divide and undermines privacy and security.
