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ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Google hit with $463 million fine for EU location data rule breach

Google has been fined 403 million euros for breaching the EU's privacy rules by mishandling users' location data

WASHINGTONPOST (Julian Mark) - Supreme Court weighs whether police can demand Google location data

The justices are considering whether police can use “geofence” warrants, which cover everyone who was in a certain place at a certain time.

NYTIMES (Ann E. Marimow) - Supreme Court Reviews Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Criminals

Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes.

NPR (Jude Joffe-Block) - Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant

Data brokers buy up huge amounts of information from cell phones and browsers to sell for targeted advertising. But the government, including ICE, also buys the data.