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Two Android apps used in combat by US troops contained severe vulnerabilities

• tareqak 8y ago
  The link to the Navy Inspector General report from the article: https://www.scribd.com/document/396040628/DI-17-3391 https://www.scribd.com/document/396040628/DI-17-3391
  • ccnafr 8y ago
    It's heavily redacted, though. The article also has the backstory. Spoiler alert: The whistleblower was vindicated.
• yellowapple 8y ago
  Apparently (per the article) there's actually a GEOINT App Store: https://apps.nga.mil/Home/Store https://apps.nga.mil/Home/Store Some interesting examples: - An app that reports pirate activity: https://apps.nga.mil/Home/Store/Detail/Android/ASAM--Android-/1-0-121 https://apps.nga.mil/Home/Store/Detail/Android/ASAM--Android... - An app about edible/medicinal plants: https://apps.nga.mil/Home/Store/Detail/Android/Edible-and-Medicinal-Plants/1-3 https://apps.nga.mil/Home/Store/Detail/Android/Edible-and-Me... - An app to tell you when you should put on your tinfoil hat: https://apps.nga.mil/Home/Store/Detail/Android/SpyMeSatGov-/1-1-1 https://apps.nga.mil/Home/Store/Detail/Android/SpyMeSatGov-/...