Fearing data privacy issues, Google cuts some Android phone data for wireless carriers

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Concerns sharing data from Android phone system could attract scrutiny of regulators.

Fearing data privacy issues, Google cuts some Android phone data for wireless carriers
Alphabet Inc's Google has shut down a service it provided to wireless carriers globally that showed them weak spots in their network coverage, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, because of Google's concerns that sharing data from users of its Android phone system might attract the ...

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