{"id":29814,"date":"2018-02-01T21:55:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T21:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/01\/dod-launches-comprehensive-review-of-cell-phone-security\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:11:09","slug":"dod-launches-comprehensive-review-of-cell-phone-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/it-networks\/2018\/02\/01\/dod-launches-comprehensive-review-of-cell-phone-security\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD launches comprehensive review of cellphone security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A comprehensive review of how the Department of Defense uses GPS-enabled technology is underway, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The review, ordered by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, is partly motivated by the recent publication of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/01\/29\/dod-reviewing-stravas-global-heat-map\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">global heat map<\/a> collected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/intel-geoint\/2018\/01\/28\/how-a-popular-running-app-could-jeopardize-military-secrets\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Strava Labs<\/a> that revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/01\/30\/gps-tracking-company-reviews-privacy-settings-amid-fitness-app-security-concerns\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">popular running paths<\/a> on secure military facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat heat map brought up a potential vulnerability,\u201d press secretary Dana White said. \u201cHe\u2019s taking a comprehensive look at our security measures.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This comes a day after an announcement from DoD that Mattis is considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/01\/31\/mattis-considers-cell-phone-ban-at-pentagon\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Mattis%20considers%20cellphone%20ban%20at%20Pentagon&amp;utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief\">banning cellphones<\/a> and other personal electronic devices from the Pentagon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stravaheatmap.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stravaheatmap.JPG.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stravaheatmap.JPG.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stravaheatmap.JPG.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stravaheatmap.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Strava&#8217;s Global Heatmap tracks activity of its app users via GPS. 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