US troops are reportedly being targeted using location data, Pentagon says
41 points by jethronethro
by pinkmuffinere
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> Wyden said in a statement that it was time to “start treating the adtech industry as a national security threat.”
Wow, wasn't expecting to find good news here, but I think that would be a positive change.
by caycep
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Maybe they should have paid more attention to what's happening in Ukraine... (targeting of Russian troops posting selfies on social media...)
by delichon
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Having good control over the signals your soldiers emit is life or death and win or lose in modern war. If command does get control over that it becomes a great tool for deception in detail. If they do, the Pentagon might want to make an announcement like this to lure their enemies into using this data.
Battlefield AI could continuously generate simulations of troop deployments in plausible detail and publish them by loading web pages with spoofed location data on behalf of warfighter's "private" devices. They could also use drones as a kind of infantry chaff, with correct electromagnetic signatures from infrared to wifi.
by testfrequency
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Peter Thiel licking his grubby little lips right now at the prospect of furthering his surveillance monopoly
Maybe a comprehensive privacy law that bans the sale of location data, how is that for a start?
by Bender
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Consider using the war powers act to stop the attacks on service people. Aiding and abetting the enemy. Maybe a tweet to DJT, Hegseth and General Caine. Could be a distraction from Iran or whatever else they may want a distraction from.
by nubinetwork
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... and why are military phones using the public internet?
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