Lawmakers demand Pentagon action on foreign adversaries tracking US troops via commercial location data
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Morgan Phillips
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Summary
A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Pat Harrigan is demanding answers from the Pentagon after U.S. Central Command reported that foreign adversaries are exploiting commercially available cell phone location data to track and surveil American military personnel overseas. The lawmakers warn that the Pentagon has failed to take basic steps to protect troops from this counterintelligence and force protection threat.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers is demanding answers from the Pentagon after U.S. Central Command disclosed it had received multiple threat reports indicating foreign adversaries were exploiting commercially available location data.
The lawmakers warned that foreign adversaries have 'a shockingly simple way to track US troops overseas.'
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