Verizon’s planned US$4.8 billion acquisition of Yahoo is likely to create an international consumer tracking powerhouse. The Yahoo deal will allow Verizon to track consumers not only on the web, but also at their physical locations. Verizon said it takes customer privacy seriously and will “continue to comply with existing laws,” spokesman Richard Young said. The FCC and President Barack Obama’s administration “must ensure that deals like Verizon/Yahoo dont further erode the little privacy Americans enjoy today when they use digital media,” expert says.”]