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GPS and Geolocation
A popular issue facing the general population is GPS and Geolocation trackers in Smartphones.


 * According to a study done by USA Today, nearly 80% of Americans have Smartphones.
 * According to an article written by CNBC, smartphone GPS can still track users even when turned off.

User Data
Another popular issue that is extra prevalent in the United States refers to free websites such as Google and Facebook making money by selling the data of its users.


 * In December of 2018, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had to testify before Congress for selling User Data without their consent.
 * Also in 2018, Donald Trump's presidential campaign manager, Brad Parscale, called Facebook's targeting ad service a "gift" that helped the president get into office by targeting those who were most likely to vote for him using issues that were important to them.