Letter: US Central Command says it received “threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data” to target US personnel in war zones
U.S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data …
Reuters Raphael Satter
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Discussion
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@mims
Christopher Mims
on bluesky
I first covered the threat to all of us from our leaky location data being hoovered up by data brokers back in 2018. — That was 8 years ago! — Our conspicuous lack of privacy laws has consequences. [embedded post]
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@malwarejake
Jake Williams
on bluesky
I really thought the John Oliver piece on data brokers was going to lead to some real caps on what data brokers could do. I was wrong. [embedded post]
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@aaronblackshear
Aaron Blackshear
on bluesky
Enlisting and then not getting killed by a drone, because I don't be putting shit on my phone [embedded post]
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@karlbode.com
Karl Bode
on bluesky
I've been warning about this moment for two decades over at Techdirt — The U.S. is too corrupt to regulate data brokers (and their exploitation and sale of location data) and the check has come due [embedded post]
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@dell
Dell Cameron
on bluesky
if only the pentagon had known about this beforehand.... [embedded post]
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@raphae.li
Raphael Satter
on bluesky
Scoop: Central Command is getting reports that military personnel are being targeted using commercially available location data. Few details available, but it's a sign that the tech industry's advertising-surveillance complex is having consequences on the battlefield. — www.re…
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@johnnyryan
Johnny Ryan
on bluesky
Reminder: Adtech is dangerous. New story, same problem. — www.reuters.com/business/med... 9 years since I blew the whistle. 8 years since formal complaint to Irish DPC (which supervises Google and others across all of Europe). — Senator Wyden's letter today —> www.documentc…
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@wchr@mastodon.social
Wolfie Christl
on mastodon
“U.S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data” — Just like I, @johnnyryan and others warned. — US Senator Wyden says it's time to “start treating the adtech industry as a national security threat”. Agreed. — https://www.re…
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Exclusive: Pentagon says US military personnel are reportedly being targeted using location data
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The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops' Phones for Years. Now They Are | The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops. …
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Pentagon says US military personnel are reportedly being targeted using location data