Congress questions DoD over continued availability of location data
They publishedUS troops can still be tracked by purchased location data, and Congress wants to know why
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Who
What
- Senators Wyden and Harrigan request DoD Inspector General investigation into location data policies.
- Lawmakers cite May disclosure that commercial location data can identify where troops gather.
- DoD branches reportedly disabled advertising IDs on government devices to mitigate risk.
- Concerns persist that data from personal devices or incomplete policies still permit tracking.
- Experts warn that ads identifiers reform by Google and Apple may be insufficient.
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topics: Politics, Cybersecurity · language: eng
topics: Politics, Cybersecurity · language: eng
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published 6 Sept, 01:06Z
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