Is Google's location tracking so precise that it can know if someone moved from one side of a room to another?

That's a question US Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) repeatedly asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai during one of the most pointed exchanges of Pichai's Congressional hearing Tuesday. But, Poe left himself open to Pichai dodging the questions by using an iPhone, instead of a Google Android phone, as an example. 

"I have an iPhone and if I move from here and go over there and sit with my Democrat friends, which would make them real nervous, does Google track my movement?" Poe asked, while holding up an Apple phone. "Does Google through this phone know that I have moved here and moved over to the left."

Pichai demurred, saying location services weren't default on his phone, noting that there may be a Google service he opted into using. Unlike Android phones, iPhones don't use Google services as default and require users to download the apps.

Poe's tough questioning of Pichai occurred during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, in which the leader of the world's largest search engine answered a broad range of questions about his company's data policies, alleged conservative bias and reported plans to bring a censored search engine to China.

"It's not a trick question," Poe continued, his voice rising. "You know you make $100 million a year, you ought to be able to answer that question."

Pichai's total compensation over the past three years was $1.3 million, $200 million and $100 million, respectively, according to Google's public filings.

Pichai, appearing nervous, said: "I wouldn't be able to answer without knowing more details."

Poe asked him a third time for a yes or no answer, adding: "I shocked you don't know. I think Google obviously does."