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US Military Disables Ad Trackers On Devices To Protect Troops
TL;DRUS Military disabled ad trackers on devices to stop enemies from buying location data on troops.
Why it matters: Shows how commercial surveillance infrastructure poses national security risks and may prompt broader privacy policy changes.
Slashdot reader DeanonymizedCoward writes: Reuters reports that the US Military is disabling ad tracking on devices, to prevent adversaries from buying publicly-available tracking data to assist in targeting troops. Military officials say that they have disabled trackers on a…
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