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

Reuters · September 04, 2026 · International · Privacy Law

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

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The Law Protects the Searcher, Not the Searched

A face-search site left millions of photos open. For many of the people in those photos, the law offers remarkably little recourse.

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Nobody Sees the Decision. Nobody Checks the Buyer.

Most people shrug when told their data is collected. The shrug is rational. The harm arrives without a return address.

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

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The Law Protects the Searcher, Not the Searched

Nobody Sees the Decision. Nobody Checks the Buyer.

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