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    along_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 6 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 · 6 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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      Well, that makes me sick.

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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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