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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 2 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · May 28, 5:53 PM

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US troops are reportedly being targeted using location data, Pentagon says

The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops. It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the data to target soldiers during a war.

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What happenedU. S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials.
What changedThis source map appears to mix related topics or outlier articles, so Optics should not treat it as a clean same-event wording gap yet.
ConfidenceNeeds review. The strongest left and right headlines share no substantive overlap.
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May 28, 12:15 PM: Defense News joined the source map.

May 28, 12:15 PM: Military Times joined the source map.

May 28, 4:59 PM: Wired joined the source map.

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Wired52m ago

The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are

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The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops. It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the data to target soldiers duri...

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Center ·News report

US troops are reportedly being targeted using location data, Pentagon says

U. S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials.

Open source
Center ·News report

US troops are reportedly being targeted using location data, Pentagon says

reportedlybeingtargetedusinglocation

U. S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials.

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