DAILYCALLER (Evelyn Elliott) - Supreme Court Rules Cell Phone Location Data Protected Under Fourth Amendment
'No government official should have free access'
STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - Pentagon Warning: Adversaries Using Commercial Cell Phone Location Data to Target U.S. Troops in War Zones
Using a personal smartphone in a combat zone, especially apps with location services enabled, creates a serious, exploitable risk. Adversaries no longer need sophisticated hacking; they can simply buy your location trail from commercial data brokers. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has acknowledged receiving multiple reports that foreign adversaries are exploiting commercially available cell phone location […] The post Pentagon Warning: Adversaries Using Commercial Cell Phone Location Data to Target U.S. Troops in War Zones appeared first on StoneZone .
Using a personal smartphone in a combat zone, especially apps with location services enabled, creates a serious, exploitable risk. Adversaries no longer need sophisticated hacking; they can simply buy your location trail from commercial data brokers. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has acknowledged receiving multiple reports that foreign adversaries are exploiting commercially available cell phone location data to surveil and target American service members in active war zones, as first reported by Reuters . This is particularly concerning in CENTCOM’s area of responsibility, including the volatile Persian Gulf region amid heightened tensions with Iran. In a letter dated April 14, 2026, and shared with Congress by U.S. Senator Ron…Open
STRIPES (Phillip Walter Wellman) - Federal lawmakers demand stronger protections for troops’ location data | Stars and Stripes
Lawmakers demand protection of troops after adversaries were using commercial location data to target U.S. military personnel in an active war zone.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Cell Phone Data is Being Exploited to Target U.S. Troops: CENTCOM.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has raised alarms over the Pentagon's failure to address the threat of foreign adversaries using commercial location data to target U.S. military forces.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has raised alarms over the threat of foreign adversaries using commercial location data to target U.S. military forces. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM ) has confirmed that foreign adversaries are exploiting commercial location data from cell phones to surveil and target U.S. military personnel in active war zones. This revelation was detailed in a bipartisan letter from members of Congress, who expressed concern over the inaction on this long-known threat. DETAIL: CENTCOM acknowledged in April that it had received multiple reports of adversaries using commercial location data to monitor and potentially attack U.S. forces. The lawmakers said adversaries could use location data…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Jerry Dunleavy) - CENTCOM revealed foreign adversaries reportedly used cell phone location data to target U.S. troops
The cell phones sitting in the pockets of deployed U.S. soldiers might be used by their enemies to track them down.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Patrick Djordjevic) - GPS data contradicts Brian Hooker's account: Coast Guard
The Coast Guard confirmed to NewsNation it is conducting a new search after GPS data contradicted Hooker's account.
WASHINGTONPOST (Julian Mark) - Supreme Court weighs whether police can demand Google location data
The justices are considering whether police can use “geofence” warrants, which cover everyone who was in a certain place at a certain time.
NYTIMES (Ann E. Marimow) - Supreme Court Reviews Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Criminals
Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes.
NPR (Jude Joffe-Block) - Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant
Data brokers buy up huge amounts of information from cell phones and browsers to sell for targeted advertising. But the government, including ICE, also buys the data.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Kash Patel: FBI is Buying Location Data To Track People | TRENDING
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is buying location data for investigations. FBI Director Kash Patel's admission came during this week's Senate Intelligence Committee on worldwide threats. It's the first time the agency has said they have resumed purchasing American's data. It's the first confirmation that the FBI has resumed purchasing location data, after former Director Christopher Wray said in 2023 that the agency had stopped the practice. Read More: https://thehill.com/ #kashpatel #fbi #senate #tracking #data