Pentagon Restricts Use Of Fitness Trackers

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The Hill: Pentagon puts restrictions on fitness trackers

U.S. troops and defense personnel won’t be allowed to use smart watches, tablets, cellphones or fitness trackers with GPS tracking at sensitive locations or in warzone areas, according to a Defense Department memo released Monday.

The Aug. 3 memo, first reported by The Associated Press, does not completely ban the fitness trackers or other electronic devices, but orders that they must be turned off in certain operational areas “effective immediately.”

“The rapidly evolving market of devices, applications, and services with geolocation capabilities presents significant risk to Department of Defense (DoD) personnel both on and off duty, and to our military operations globally,” the memo states.

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