US military branches have disabled advertising trackers on various devices. This action follows reports of location data targeting American forces in the Middle East. The Air Force and Special Operations Command confirmed disabling these identifiers on their systems. The Army also stated that mobile device advertising IDs were disabled earlier this year. These efforts aim to counter national security risks from commercial location data.

U.S. military disables ad trackers on devices to protect personnel from potential targeting using location data amid security concerns.

The disclosures highlight a growing national security concern: that location data collected by the advertising industry and sold by data brokers can be used to track and target…