Pentagon Confirms US Military Personnel Targeted Using Location Data
The Pentagon has confirmed that US military personnel are reportedly being targeted by adversaries who are using their phone location data. This revelation has prompted concerns and calls for action from senators.
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Exclusive: Pentagon says US military personnel are reportedly being targeted using location data - Reuters
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This marks the first official confirmation that U.S. forces have been targeted in an active conflict zone this way, according to Wyden and a bipartisan group of legislators who addressed the Pentagon
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Pentagon says US military personnel are reportedly being targeted using location data The Straits Times
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US forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials, an illustration of how the global surveillance economy is shaping the battlefield. In a letter shared with Reuters by US Senator Ron Wyden — an Oregon Democrat — US Central Command (Centcom) said it had received multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil US personnel in theatre. The me...
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US Central Command says it was warned that adversaries used location data to target troops
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