U.S. Central Command confirmed multiple threat reports about adversaries exploiting commercial location data to target or surveil U.S. personnel in theater. A letter shared with Reuters described hostile actors buying commercial location data to track about 40,000 deployed servicemembers across 19 Middle Eastern facilities. The reporting indicates that location information from phones and apps can be obtained through data brokers and used for military purposes. Privacy advocates have warned for years that phone location data could be repurposed beyond advertising. The situation raises concerns about military vulnerabilities created by commercial tracking and the availability of location datasets to foreign intelligence services.
"USCENTCOM acknowledged receiving "multiple threat reports" concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil US personnel in theater, according to a letter shared by Senator Ron Wyden with Reuters. This isn't theoretical anymore. Hostile actors are buying the"
"The U.S. Central Command just confirmed what privacy advocates have been screaming about for years: your phone's location data isn't just selling you targeted ads anymore-it's being weaponized against American troops. USCENTCOM acknowledged receiving "multiple threat reports" concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil US personnel in theater, according to a letter shared by Senator Ron Wyden with Reuters."
"Hostile actors are buying the commercial location data to track 40,000 deployed servicemembers across 19 Middle Eastern facilities. Pentagon confirms adversaries purchase commercial phone data to track US troops. Data brokers sell location information from apps to foreign intelligence services. FBI recommends ad blockers to reduce commercial tracking and military vulnerabilities."
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