Pentagon reviewing security after fitness app shows locations

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Pentagon reviewing security after fitness app shows locations
US Defense secretary Jim Mattis has ordered a review of security protocols after fitness tracking devices broadcast patterns of movement at military facilities around the world, including in war zones. Nathan Russer, a student at the Australian National University in Canberra, drew attention to ...

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