Despite knowing for a decade that commercial location data on smart phones could be used to track U.S. military personnel, the Pentagon did not neutralize the potential threat. Now, some foes are following through, according to a new report.
The Defense Department acknowledged to Congress that troops now fighting in the Iran war had been targeted using the data, WIRED noted. The military stated that it "has received multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil US personnel in theater."
