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  "id": 5574115,
  "title": "US military disables ad trackers on troops’ phones amid security fears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/us-military-disables-ad-trackers-on-troops-phones-amid-security-fears-5574115",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T12:36:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/04/military-disables-phone-ad-trackers"
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  "summary": "Senator releases letters from armed forces after reports of location data being used to track US troops in Middle East US military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released on Friday by the US senator Ron Wyden and statements given to Reuters. The development follows reports that commercially available location data had…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "US military disables ad trackers on troops’ phones amid security fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/us-military-disables-ad-trackers-on-troops-phones-amid-security-fears",
        "published": "2026-09-04T12:36:01.000Z"
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