Pentagon Bans Fitness And GPS Trackers For Deployed Personnel
"Effective immediately, DoD personnel are prohibited" from using geolocation apps on mobile devices, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan wrote in a memo outlining the new policy.
by Bill Chappell
Aug 07, 2018
1 minute
The Pentagon is banning the use of GPS on mobile devices in operational areas, saying that fitness trackers and smartphones pose a "significant risk" to U.S. military personnel. The move bars deployed service members from using the devices
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