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US Military Disables Ad Trackers Amid Targeting Reports
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— Sep 4, 2026
U.S. military branches have disabled advertising identifiers on phones and computers after reports that commercial location data could be used to locate and target troops in the Middle East, with letters from Senator Ron Wyden detailing the steps across the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Special Operations Command. The disclosures emphasize growing concerns about how data brokers’ location data can be exploited by adversaries, even as branches report varying timelines for when these restrictions were implemented.
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Derek Foss
The data broker industry has been a ticking time bomb for national security, glad someone finally addressed the ad tracker problem.
Regensburg Bank Hostage Situation Ongoing, Multiple People Inside
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— Jul 23, 2026
A knife-wielding suspect escalated a bank robbery in Regensburg into a hostage-taking at the HypoVereinsbank branch, with at least one person killed and others in critical condition as police and special forces, including a helicopter, closed in on the building; the motive remains unclear and no demands have been reported. Authorities continue a large-scale operation with officers and emergency services securing the area, while multiple reports confirm ongoing uncertainty about whether additional hostages remain inside the bank.
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