A comprehensive review of how the Department of Defense uses GPS-enabled technology, is underway, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday, one day after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was reported to be considering a ban on smartphones in the Pentagon.
The company that published a global heat map detailing sensitive military installations will simplify its privacy settings and review its app’s features to ensure it cannot be compromised by actors with bad intent, the company announced late Monday.
The Defense Department is looking into the recent release of a global heat map by GPS tracking app Strava, which sources the data from users’ smartphones and watches to produce an overlay of popular running paths.