Commercial Location Data ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ for U.S. Troops in Mideast

Commercial Location Data ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ for U.S. Troops in Mideast
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Commercial Location Data ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ for U.S. Troops in Mideast

The flow of commercial smartphone location data is enabling foreign actors to identify and strike U.S. forces in the Middle East, and experts warn this is a "five-alarm fire" that requires swift, practical fixes to protect troops, harden operations, and hold data brokers and platforms accountable. For years, smartphones and apps have harvested location data...