Arizona's attorney general has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Google accusing the firm of illegally collecting smartphone users' location data. According to Attorney General Mark Brnovich, "It's nearly impossible to stop Google from tracking your movements without your knowledge or consent."

Portland, Maine has passed a ballot initiative banning the use of facial recognition by police and city agencies. The Bangor Daily News is reporting that voters have passed a ballot initiative bolstering a ban on facial recognition by city agencies. The initiative follows a city council vote in August, which put a preliminary ban in place as an ordinance.

IBM announced Monday it's withdrawing from the general purpose facial recognition market, saying it worries that the technology is being used to promote discrimination and racial injustice.

That request triggered the Jan. 14 notice the technology giant sent to McCoy, part of its general policy on notifying users about government requests for their information. The notice was McCoy's only indication that police wanted his data. Gainesville police declined to comment.