4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (445+ words) Branches of the US military have reportedly disabled ad-tracking on government-issued phones and computers, following concerns that commercially-available location data has been used to target American forces in the Middle East. Confirmation that the US Army, Air Force, Navy, and…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (267+ words) The US military has disabled advertising identifiers on a range of government-operated phones and computers following reports that commercially available location data was being used to monitor and potentially target American forces in the Middle East, Reuters reported. Mobile advertising…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (131+ words) The Times of India military is taking new steps to limit the digital location trail generated by devices used by American personnel, amid growing concerns over the security risks of commercial location data Advertising identifiers on some military phones and…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (208+ words) The Business Standard The common ad trackers on smartphones pose a risk of leaking the location of US troops on the battlefield. Using commercially collected location data and information from data brokers, the enemy can identify the location and movement…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (94+ words) | 'Trackers recently disabled on Windows devices' | Inshorts Inshorts US army disables ad IDs on devices amid Iran tracking troops claim: Report US army officials disabled advertising trackers on phones and computers after reports said Iran used it to track US…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (520+ words) WASHINGTON – US military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released on Friday by US Senator Ron Wyden and statements given to Reuters, a development that follows reports that commercially…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (740+ words) DoD controls on mobile ad identifiers haven't stopped military location data turning up for sale The US military's effort to prevent troops from being tracked by adversaries through purchased location data hasn't worked as well as anticipated, and lawmakers want…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (241+ words) Published Sep 5, 2026 3:47 PM EDT The U.S. military has disabled advertising tracking tools in government-issued phones, computers and other devices, officials recently told Congress. “The sale of location data, particularly that of U.S. government personnel, poses a serious threat to national security,…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (271+ words) Published September 05, 2026 The US military has started turning off advertising trackers on phones and computers used by its personnel amid concerns that location data collected by apps could be used to track American troops in the Middle East. The move…...