Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office will conduct an investigation of Google’s alleged practice of tracking Android users’ location data, The Washington Post reports. A public filing states the attorney general’s office has hired an outside law firm to conduct an inquiry into an unnamed tech company and its “storage of consumer location data, tracking of consumer location, and other consumer tracking through ... smartphone operating systems, even when consumers turn off 'location services' and take other steps to stop such tracking.” Consumer advocates believe a probe from Arizona could lead to other states and the federal government to start their own investigations. (Registration may be required to access this story.) 
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