[FoxNews] CENTCOM's Adm. Brad Cooper warned that online posts give Tehran near-real-time battle-damage assessments
| Loose lips sink ships. The IDF has the same problem. Stop being selfish idiots, guys — your Mom, your girlfriend, and your 47 followers can live without that geotagged image of an interesting bird that happens to show your tank unit insignia in the background. Then there is the insecure site where your smart watch’s daily jogging path data is stored… |
Some U.S. troops deployed to the Middle East may soon be ordered to surrender their cellphones as military leaders warn that Iran is using photos and videos posted online to assess where its strikes landed and potentially improve follow-up attacks, Reuters first reported Wednesday.
Some service members stationed in Jordan have been told their phones will be confiscated in the coming days, two sources familiar with the matter told the outlet. A third source said cellphone restrictions were being considered more broadly across the region because of operational security concerns but did not describe the move as certain.
| We’ve been reading about security breaches back home with phones and wearable devices for a couple of years. It’s long past time to take this stuff seriously. |
Any crackdown would force U.S. military commanders to balance operational security against troops’ reliance on cellphones to communicate with their families during wartime. |