When they use a phone they give away their position, when they use an iPhone the computer in it gives away everything, so if they surfed to a satellite map on Google Maps, then the US army has that data because it has access to the ISP.
Which is presumably why they forced a shut down of GSM networks:
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/32714.php
So what he's saying makes no sense, except if he's trying to get budget to waste, developing iPhone apps.
Is that it? He wants to play with iPhones? Can I suggest Android then, just because I don't like Apple right now?
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