DefenceTalkA map showing paths taken by users of an exercise tracking app reveals potentially sensitive information about American and allied military personnel in places including Iraq and Syria. While some bases are well known to groups that might want to attack them, the map also shows what appear to be routes taken by forces moving […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exercise-tracking-map-highlights-locations-of-deployed-troops-71381/

DefenceTalkThe US military is reviewing how troops use fitness trackers and other devices, the Pentagon said Monday after an exercise-logging company published a map revealing potentially sensitive information about US and allied forces in places including the Middle East. The map, made by Strava Labs, shows the movements of its app users around the world, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-probes-fitness-app-use-after-map-shows-sensitive-sites-71379/

DefenceTalkApple is rolling out new privacy protections for iPhones and iPads, with a new system that makes it impossible for the company to unlock a device even with a warrant. Apple’s privacy terms updated late Wednesday indicate that under its new mobile operating system, iOS 8, the company will not have access to customer passwords. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/apples-new-encryption-to-lock-out-government-60610/

DefenceTalkA new push to encrypt email, keeping messages free from government snooping, is gaining momentum. One new email service promising “end-to-end” encryption launched on Friday, and others are being developed while major services such as Google Gmail and Yahoo Mail have stepped up security measures. A major catalyst for email encryption were revelations about widespread […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nsa-row-sparks-rush-for-encrypted-email-59615/

DefenceTalkA study ordered by US President Barack Obama and released Thursday concludes that analysis of “big data” can help society in many ways, from improving health care to spurring economic growth. But the report also said the vast expansion of computer analytics of large data banks creates new threats to privacy, and recommended updated rules […]https://www.defencetalk.com/white-house-report-embraces-big-data-privacy-rules-59487/

DefenceTalkThe US National Security Agency has developed a secret technology to spy on computers via radio signals, gathering information even when the devices are offline, a report said Wednesday. The New York Times reported that the NSA has implanted software on 100,000 computers around the world to be able to conduct surveillance, and which gives […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nsa-taps-offline-computers-with-secret-bug-report-50127/