US military troops can still be hit by targeted attacks despite disabling ad tracking on their devices — and…
- US military branches disable ad tracking on government‑issued devices after warning
- Location data from personal devices still poses risks; past data remains for sale
- Senators urge DoD inspector general to review policies and stop servicemember data exposure
More than 20 years ago, Jason Bourne was smashing mobile phones to prevent being tracked by his adversaries - and the US Department of Defense (DoD) has realized it should probably do something similar.
In May 2026, Senator Ron Wyden mailed the DoD (among others), informing the agency that foreign powers were using commercial location data to target US troops - and now, Wyden has shared the responses he received from the US Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Special Operations Command, all of which have disabled advertising tracking across their government-issued devices, including Apple and Android smartphones, and Windows computers.
Some branches did it earlier this year, while the Air Force...
Copyright of this story solely belongs to www.techradar.com. To see the full text click HERE
