Sensorvault

Sensorvault is the name of an internal Google database that contains records of users' historical geo-location data.[1]^:1 [2]

It has been used by law enforcement to obtain a geo-fence warrant and to search for all devices within the vicinity of a crime, (within a geo-fenced area)[1]^:1[3]^:1 [2] and after looking at those devices' movements and narrowing those devices down to potential suspects or witnesses, then asking Google for the information about the owners of those devices.[1]^:1[3]^:1 [2]

Members of the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai inquiring about many aspects of this database, such as what data is stored and how it is used; which affiliates and subsidiaries have access to the data or derived analytics; whether Google has other similar databases; who can access it; and whether Google sells, licenses or otherwise discloses the data to third parties in addition to law enforcement.[4][5]

References

Valentino-DeVries, Jennifer (2019-04-13). "Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
Brewster, Thomas (2019-12-11). "Google Hands Feds 1,500 Phone Locations In Unprecedented 'Geofence' Search". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
Webster, Tony (2019-02-07). "How did the police know you were near a crime scene? Google told them". MPR News. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
Pallone, Frank; Walden, Greg; Schakowsky, Jan; McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (2019-04-23). "Questions about "Sensorvault"" (PDF). Letter to Sundar Pichai. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
Cimpanu, Catalin (2019-04-24). "Congress sends letter to Google for details on Sensorvault location tracking database". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-08-15.

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[NYT_1-1] Valentino-DeVries, Jennifer (2019-04-13). "Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2019-08-15.

[Forbes_1-2] Brewster, Thomas (2019-12-11). "Google Hands Feds 1,500 Phone Locations In Unprecedented 'Geofence' Search". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-01-24.

[MPR_1-3] Webster, Tony (2019-02-07). "How did the police know you were near a crime scene? Google told them". MPR News. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-08-15.

[HECC_letter-4] Pallone, Frank; Walden, Greg; Schakowsky, Jan; McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (2019-04-23). "Questions about "Sensorvault"" (PDF). Letter to Sundar Pichai. Retrieved 2019-12-29.

[ZDN_1-5] Cimpanu, Catalin (2019-04-24). "Congress sends letter to Google for details on Sensorvault location tracking database". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-08-15.