What to know

• The disclosures highlight a growing national security concern: that location data collected by the advertising industry and sold by data brokers can be used to track and target military personnel.S1
• The disclosures highlight a growing national security concern: that location ⁠data collected by the advertising industry and sold by data brokers — companies that collate and resell personal data — can be used to track and target military personnel deployed to...S2
• By Raphael SatterWASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released on Friday byU.S. Senator Ron Wyden and statements given to Reuters, adevelopme...S3
• The Air Force told Wyden it disabled the advertising identifiers on computers and mobile phones two months ago. US Special Operations Command said in a separate letter that it had "recently" disabled them on its Windows devices. The Army told Reuters that adve...S4
• Restrictions will essentially ensure their location ​isn't being included in bulk data sales being done by vendorsS5