Sherisse Pham and Taehoon Lee, writing for CNN Tech: Google is facing scrutiny for reportedly collecting data about the location of smartphone users without their knowledge. Regulators in South Korea summoned Google representatives this week to question them about a report that claimed the company was collecting data from Android devices even when location services were disabled. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) “is carrying out an inquiry into the claims that Google collected users’ Cell ID data without consent even when their smartphone’s location service was inactive,” Chun Ji-hyun, head of KCC’s privacy infringement division, told CNNMoney on Friday. U.K. data protection officials are also looking into the matter.
“Organizations are required by law to be transparent with consumers about what they are doing with personal information,” said a spokesperson for the Information Commissioner’s Office. “We are aware of the reports about the tracking system and are in contact with Google.”

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