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In a pilot program to monitor obesity in soldiers, the US military issued fitness tracking smartwatches to some 2500 active duty personnel to help track their day-to-day exercise and activities. Last Saturday, a 20-year-old student in Australia stumbled upon what appeared to be US military operations in Somalia and Yemen while researching international security in the Middle East. It seems that the devices were plotting the soldiers' routes and activities on a "heat map" made available on a publicly accessible website. Experts say some of the information that may have been gleaned included special ops, locations of missile bases and other potentially sensitive activities.

 

All the more reason to stay on the couch.

 

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In a pilot program to monitor obesity in soldiers, the US military issued fitness tracking smartwatches to some 2500 active duty personnel to help track their day-to-day exercise and activities. Last Saturday, a 20-year-old student in Australia stumbled upon what appeared to be US military operations in Somalia and Yemen while researching international security in the Middle East. It seems that the devices were plotting the soldiers' routes and activities on a "heat map" made available on a publicly accessible website. Experts say some of the information that may have been gleaned included special ops, locations of missile bases and other potentially sensitive activities.

 

All the more reason to stay on the couch.

 

Read more here.


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