EXCLUSIVE: An analysis of 3.6 billion coordinates reveals the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers, moving from nuclear bases to brothels, a WIRED analysis with Bayerischer Rundfunk and https://netzpolitik.org reveals.
Comments
Log in with your Bluesky account to leave a comment
The findings provide vivid examples of the significant risks the unregulated sale of phone location data by US data firms and how they can pose a risk to the integrity of its military and the safety of its service members and their families overseas.
Experts caution that this poses a huge risk as it could give access to foreign governments that could use this data to identify individuals with access to sensitive areas, give criminals the ability to see where US nuclear weapons are least guarded and more.
Just this month, German authorities arrested a 37-year-old former civilian contractor employed by the US military on suspicion of passing sensitive information about American military operations in Germany to Chinese intelligence agencies.
Comments