U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’

The US Defense Department has confirmed that adversaries have targeted and monitored military personnel serving on the battlefield using commercial location data, the latest demonstration of how information collected from phones and computers can be misused to track and target individuals. In a letter Shared with TechCrunch by Sen. Ron Wyden, US Central Command said…

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Trump Mobile confirms it exposed customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and home addresses

Phone provider Trump Mobile has confirmed that it is exposing customers’ names, email addresses, mailing addresses, cell numbers and order identifiers to the open Internet. Chris Walker, a spokesman for the Trump-branded phone maker, told TechCrunch that the company is investigating the exposure and has found no evidence that material or financial information was leaked…

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