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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Most of the time, when authorities issue search warrants to Google for information, Google complies. It hands over emails, location history, search data. It has all kinds of information about you. So how will Google respond when authorities ask for details about people seeking abortions in places where it’s now illegal? NPR tech reporter Bobby Allyn reports. BOBBY ALLYN, BYLINE: When police are trying to solve a crime, they often turn… Source link

Google announced that it would delete location data showing when people visit abortion providers, but privacy experts, and some Google employees, want the company to do more to safeguard data. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption … Source link

When police are trying to solve a crime, they often turn to Google for help. It makes sense since the Silicon Valley giant has grown into a nearly $1.6 trillion company on the strength of its most valuable asset: Data on billions of people. And often, finding out where someone was at the time of a crime, or what they were Googling before a crime occurs, can be pivotal to investigators. Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade,… Source link