Lawmakers demand Pentagon tighten smartphone controls after adversaries exploited troops' location data
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Brandon Vigliarolo
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Summary
The Pentagon has acknowledged that America's foreign adversaries have exploited commercial geolocation data from US troops' smartphones to target or surveil military personnel in the Middle East. Lawmakers, led by Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Pat Harrigan, have sent a letter to the DoD CIO demanding tighter controls on smartphone data, criticizing the Defense Department for moving too slowly to secure this sensitive information despite known risks.
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Despite that, the Defense Department hasn't exactly moved fast to secure the information, elected officials say.
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Representative Pat Harrigan (R-NC), and a dozen other Congress critters sent a letter to DoD CIO
Lawmakers push DoD to tighten smartphone controls after adversaries exploited commercial tracking data
