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Letters: US military branches disabled ad trackers on government-issued devices amid reports of location data being used to target US forces in the Middle East

U.S. military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released …

Letters: US military branches disabled ad trackers on government-issued devices amid reports of location data being used to target US forces in the Middle East

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