The #Pentagon Knew Enemies Could #Track Troops’ #Phones for Years. Now They Are

The US #military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops. It adopted almost none—and now says adversaries are using the data to target #soldiers during a war.
#privacy #security

https://www.wired.com/story/the-pentagon-knew-enemies-could-track-troops-phones-for-years-now-they-are/

ON THIS DAY: In 2015, we unboxed the Verizon LG Lancet with Windows Phone 8.1, a phone even I forgot about it

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/phones/on-this-day-in-2015-we-unboxed-the-verizon-lg-lancet-with-windows-phone-8-1-a-phone-even-i-forgot-about-it

Thinborne is already talking Pixel 11 cases, and this one little change is significant

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/google-pixel/thinborne-is-already-talking-pixel-11-cases-and-this-one-little-change-is-significant

Samsung could slowly trickle more missing Galaxy AI features on the Galaxy S25

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/samsung-galaxy/samsung-could-slowly-trickle-more-missing-galaxy-ai-features-on-the-galaxy-s25

Dear Friends as usual I have salved most of the local UK problems:

- Free #colour coded mobile #phones for all ages of #citizen. Now that I am 93 this or next year, hoping for a #rainbow coloured one
- No phones except constantly streaming for politicians. That should get rid of them
- #Nationalise all billionaires
- Food Bank #Supermarkets to take over designated American land sites
- Politician only allowed #NHS #A&E service
https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/visiting-your-hospitals/visiting/emergency-and-urgent-care/
- Private #Hospitals designated as #Economic #Terrorists

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Tired pup, but no rest for the wicked. AT&T gateway showed up, so new internet is up and running, and with that comes the porting of the last number.
Vik had his number for a decade or so, and after he passed, I continued to pay for it and let it idle for six months until I decided what to do, and that was port it to Tello. I gotta say, if'n you're trying to save on your phone, give Tello a look, I do gig last mile package deliver (think UPS's job DoorDash style), hence the testing with a spare phone number. Five months later, and zero problems. And ports are fast, like under 5 minutes fast. So, moved the last phone number from Verizon, last step is to cancel internet, but that can't be done yet as they're still processing the port on their end. Yeah, the VMO is faster than Verizon at this stuff, which is ridiculous.
So, now I get to update my phone number with all my gig apps tonight, and that'll be done.
The other thing is a new pair of boots, TimberlandPro this time. Yes, this time, third pair in a year and a half I think? I go through shoes fast, so this is nothing special, and for the price Timberland has held up well. I was thinking about Brunt work wear, but the reviews online are not particularly good, especially as they cost around $50 more than the Timberland, basically good, but not that good. I was wearing a pair of Vik's boots, but they suddenly disintegrated. No, really, the pleather cracking was annoying, but not a big deal, but then the cloth and the pleather separated on the back of the right boot, so time for new boots. This'll be the third type of Timberlands, and we'll see what I think about these, first were great, basically chosen by throwing a dart at the board. Second were picked by price, cheaper than the first pair, but still Timberlands, and they worked well. This time around, I had around 3 or 4 choices within the same $5 range on price, so I decided to try a different style, plus these are TimberlandPro, so I'm curious to see if'n they hold up better.
Beyond that, not much, work actually is sucking this week, and of course things are way too busy between work and home repairs/improvements. And then there'll be estate matters, tax matters and investment matters. That said, the lion's share (why do we say that?) should be done by end of June, heck I might even be able to take a break on my birthday. I guess after that the hunt for where I settle for the rest of my life begins in earnest, we've done some casual looking, but nothing serious as there's too many variables, but those will be wrapping up, and there'll be little left other than cleaning this place out.

FCC KYC proposals for prepaid phones would require ID, addresses, and existing numbers to curb robocalls, reducing anonymous access. 📱
Draft FCC rules also flag crypto payments and virtual offices, while telecoms face $2,500-per-call penalties for illegal traffic. 🔒

🔗 https://gizmodo.com/fcc-attempts-to-solve-robocall-problem-by-potentially-creating-even-bigger-privacy-problem-2000756762

#TechNews #FCC #Robocalls #Privacy #Phones #KYC #Telecom #Surveillance #Cryptocurrency #FOSS #Security #Transparency #Freedom #DigitalRights #Tech #ID

The best Motorola Razr Fold deals of May 2026 — the future of book-style foldables has arrived

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/motorola/best-motorola-razr-fold-deals-of-the-month-2026

Samsung launches Father's Day sale with some of the year's best deals on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, Watch 8 Ultra, and beyond

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/samsung-galaxy/samsung-fathers-day-sale-2026-best-deals