# EXCLUSIVE: US military turns off ad trackers on devices amid Middle East targeting reports

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- Reuters, 2026-09-04 10:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-military-turns-off-ad-trackers-devices-amid-middle-east-targeting-reports-2026-09-04/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9a9c8448059c000187c47d

> U.S. military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on various phones and computers. Letters released by Senator Ron Wyden and statements to Reuters indicate the move followed reports that commercially available location data had been used to target American forces in the Middle East.