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The US military is banning ad tracking on devices.

2026-09-08 17:47 Cybersecurity 🔥 42.2 heat score
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To prevent enemies from using publicly tracked data to locate soldiers, the U.S. military is completely disabling the advertising tracking function on equipment. There have been reports indicating that commercial tracking data has been used to locate U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East. According to the U.S. Army, the advertising ID function on Windows PCs was disabled before 2021; for Android and Apple mobile devices, advertising ID will be disabled by default starting from February 2026. In addition, the military is considering stricter restrictions on mobile device use.

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S Solidot zh 2026-09-08 17:47

美国军方正禁用设备上的广告追踪功能

美国军方正在禁用设备上的广告追踪功能,以防止敌人利用公开追踪数据锁定士兵位置。此前有报道称商业追踪数据被用于定位驻扎在中东的美军。美国陆军声明称,Windows PC 上的广告 ID 功能早在 2021 年之前即被禁用,而 Android 和苹果移动设备的广告 ID 将“至少从 2026 年 2 月起”默认禁用。此外,军方还在考虑对手机使用实施更严格的限制。