The Times makes reference to an arrest made in a murder investigation by Phoenix police.
Those who work for Google point out that the company doesn’t generally react to warrants seeking location data with information on a solitary phone.
Speaking of which, Sensorvault reportedly contains area data covering a huge number of devices dating back nearly 10 years.
They note that Apple says that it does not have the capabilities to give such location data.
In any case, one intelligence analyst with the sheriff’s office in San Mateo County, California says that based on his experience, Google has the location data accessible for most Android phones and some iPhones too.
Regardless of the apparent usefulness of the Sensorvault database, some Google representatives point out that the database was not created to serve the requirements of law enforcement and could generate data which is not accurate.