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Enemies Are Exploiting Unregulated Data Broker Location Data To Target And Kill U.S. Troops

U.S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data

The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are

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The same location data that helps apps and advertisers track everyday phone users could be putting US troops at risk

U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’

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Commercial location data is being used to target US servicemembers, lawmakers warn

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The Pentagon Finally Admits That Location Data Is a Battlefield Problem

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Letter: US Central Command says it received "threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data" to target US personnel in war zones (...

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