Fog Reveal is used under the radar by police agencies who don’t disclose in court that it’s being used.
Michael Price, litigation director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Fourth Amendment Center said “(Fog) is exceedingly rare to see in the wild because the cops often don’t get warrants. Even if you do ask for (information) sometimes they say, ‘We don’t know what you are talking about.’”
A person’s cell phone knows a lot. It is an extension of its owner. And that concerns privacy advocates.
“It’s sort of a mass surveillance program on a budget,” explained Bennett Cyphers, special adviser at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The EFF is a digital privacy right advocacy group.
There is a pronounced lack of transparency surrounding Fog. Most law enforcement agencies refuse to discuss how they use the app.
Organizations like EFF believe its use violates the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution which protects against unreasonable search and seizure.
