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.
Fog sells its tool for relatively cheap and to local and state agencies. Fog sells the tool to highway patrols and county sheriffs for less than $10,000 a year. As a point of comparison, a recent contract 404 Media obtained between the Environmental Protection Agency and Venntel cost $100,000 for one year of API access to Venntel’s dataset. There were also indications in the documents obtained by EFF that Fog obtains its underlying dataset from Venntel, something which was also the case for Babel Street. Those emails also showed Fog assisting law enforcement with looking for certain targets, and that the company offers its services to law and investigation firms.
Last week, the FTC announced a series of actions against Venntel and its parent company Gravy Analytics, including a ban on the companies selling sensitive location data. Sensitive locations include health facilities, refugee shelters, and places of worship.
READ FULL SOURCE ARTICLE: December 10, 2024 Location Data Firm Offers to Help Cops Track Targets via Doctor Visits https://www.404media.co/email/b6c3cbb1-6d18-4841-bae4-7269ca20cdd6/ by Joseph Cox
