The Marine Corps is analyzing the security threat Marines’ personal cell phones pose during deployments.
Signals given off by cellphones and their data collected by apps could give away a unit’s position overseas.
According to MCT, when tensions rose between Iran and the U.S. in early 2020, Army soldiers deployed to the Middle East were barred from bringing their cellphones.
Lt. Gen. Brain Beaudreault, commander of II Marine Expeditionary Force, told reporters on Friday, the Marine Corps would likely do the same for Marine deployments.
“I will put out a MEF order on an actual deployment that provides absolute control,” he said.
“We can absolutely crack down,” Beaudreault said. “It’s harder to do than say, but it requires discipline and it requires education and understanding that this is no joke when we’re facing a peer advisory who’s looking for those exact signals,” he added.
© 2020 Bright Mountain Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
The content of this webpage may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written consent of Bright Mountain Media, Inc. which may be contacted at info@brightmountainmedia.com, ticker BMTM.
