Dossier
commercial location data
Coverage of commercial location data in the Nexus archive.
- Foreign enemies have a shockingly simple way to track US troops overseas, lawmakers warn
Lawmakers warn that foreign adversaries are exploiting commercially available location data to track U.S. military personnel overseas, criticizing the Pentagon for failing to implement basic security measures. They highlight vulnerabilities in government-issued devices and call for disabling location sharing and advertising identifiers to mitigate risks.