By Thomas de Maiziere (CDU) led Defense Ministry has sent a letter to
the risks of smartphones powered by the Bundeswehr. This was reported
Business Week. Comfort phones like Apple's iPhone are in the armed
forces not prohibited, but the ministry as now decisively pointing out
the dangers and remind you of the opportunity to Bans pronounce: "The
services can therefore in general during a mission or military security
areas, the use of smartphones , temporarily prohibit or personal, "the
paper quoted from the letter.
Reason for the warning was the location function of smartphones, which
could in an emergency and the whereabouts of the enemy soldiers and also
to reveal troop movements. The Department of Defense follow with his
warning to the recommendations of the Federal Agency for Security in
Information Technology. The paper speculated that Thomas de Maizière
familiar through his previous position as interior minister, especially
with the topic and is now also wanted to warn the troops about the risks.
Every mobile phone can be switched by the operator of the transmission
towers locations. Unlike normal phones have many smartphones exact
location using GPS functions, many of them can determine their position
via triangulation of known Wi-Fi base stations. Also store data on some
devices used radio network cells. The location data can be transmitted
service providers, such as the use of location-based services ("What's
nearby?").
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