Pentagon Failed to Implement Known Fixes for Troop Phone Tracking; Adversaries Now Exploit Location Data
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Summary
The US military has known for years that low-cost solutions could prevent adversaries from tracking troops via their phones' location data, but failed to implement them. Now, adversaries are reportedly using this location data to target soldiers during active combat.
Key quotes
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It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the data to target soldiers during a war.
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