YS Viveka Murder: What Is Google Takeout?

YS Viveka’s brutal murder on 15th March, 2019 has created a sensation in politics of Andhra Pradesh as the victim is former MP of Kadapa and brother of late CM YS Rajasekhar Reddy.

The victim’s murder took place when their political rivals were in the ruling bringing so much attention to this case. While TDP accused YSRCP of resorting to such brutal murder, YCP alleged back TDP.

YS Viveka’s daughter YS Sunitha has raised several doubts over the progress of the investigation and this eventually led to the case being handed over to the CBI.

CBI investigation officers seem to have cracked this high-profile murder case and the reports of the investigations in various media are pointing fingers at YS Avinash Reddy and his father YS Bhaskar Reddy. The CBI officials reportedly took the help of “Google Takeout”.

What is Google Takeout?

Technical experts reveal startling information about Google Takeout. Even as the location is turned off, it is learnt that Google keeps track of the smartphone holder through its background tracking through camera or microphone or GPS sensors. It has key information of a person’s movements, how long they stayed in a particular location (crime location in this incident) and their whereabouts and et al. This data can be retrieved by investigation officials from Google, Apple or Amazon and other tech giants. The central government gave complete free-hand to investigation agencies and forensic departments to make use of the technology in resolving crime cases. Looks like, the CBI used Google Takeout help in YS Viveka’s murder case. More details are still awaited. As of now, it is all speculations that are circulating in social media. We have to wait for final facts from the CBI in Viveka’s murder case.

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