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Schumer expresses concern over digital map plans

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Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) has raised concerns over Apple and Google's plans to use military-grade planes to map communities. 

Schumer says those published images could cause an unprecedented invasion of privacy. 

According to Schumer, the technology is strong enough to see through windows of homes and backyards. 

Sen. Schumer is also calling on both companies to explain the safeguards they plan to put in place.

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