The ad-tracking industry is exposing US soldiers on the battlefield
Security The Web tracking phones The ad-tracking industry is exposing US soldiers on the battlefield The Pentagon knew phone tracking could expose troops, now it says enemies are doing it By Skye Jacobs May 29, 2026, 12:04 11 comments Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. For years, military technologists and outside researchers have warned that the commercial data economy could put US troops in the crosshairs.
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Security The Web tracking phones The ad-tracking industry is exposing US soldiers on the battlefield The Pentagon knew phone tracking could expose troops, now it says enemies are doing it By Skye Jacobs May 29, 2026, 12:04 11 comments Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. WTF?! For years, military technologists and outside researchers have warned that the commercial data economy could put US troops in the crosshairs. Those warnings are no longer hypothetical. US Central Command now says adversaries are exploiting commercial location data to track American personnel in active war zones, confirming that the same infrastructure that powers targeted advertising is being used against deployed forces.
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