“Unfortunately, those apps are more secure than texting in the clear, which is more or less the alternative. Granted, if a hostile party has access to the handset, that encryption isn’t particularly helpful.”
Separately, a U.S. source told Military Times the WiFi access was suspended over fears of a potential hacking and leak of sensitive contact information.
After initial design reviews with the firms competing for R-GPS, the service opted to “discontinue” the company's contract, an official told Defense News.
2nd Lt. Walter Joseph Marm found himself outnumbered 7 to 1. “We thought we were in another Little Bighorn,” Marm recalled. “Surrounded and outnumbered.”