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This Ad-Tech Company Is Powering Surveillance of US Military Personnel

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Last year , a media investigation revealed that a Florida -based data broker , Datastream Group , was selling highly sensitive location data that tracked U.S. military and intelligence personnel overseas.

Now, a letter sent to US senator Ron Wyden ’s office that was obtained by an international collective of media outlets reveals that the ultimate source of that data was a Lithuanian ad-tech company.

Wyden ’s office also contacted Google in November , to alert them to Datastream .

Eskimi , a Google advertising partner, was selling the location data of DOD personnel overseas, Chu says.

Google says it regularly audits its Authorized Buyers program participants, reviews allegations of potential misconduct.

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