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along_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 5 months ago

Location Data Firm Offers to Help Cops Track Targets via Doctor Visits

www.404media.co

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Location Data Firm Offers to Help Cops Track Targets via Doctor Visits

www.404media.co

along_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 5 months ago
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Fog Data Science is a location tracking company that takes data harvested from smartphones and makes it accessible to cops. A document obtained by 404 Media shows the company explicitly says it will use doctors visits to unmask a target if needed.
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    Cool, another paywall.

    I miss the old Internet.

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      https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.404media.co%2Flocation-data-firm-offers-to-help-cops-track-targets-via-doctor-visits%2F

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