Spy-in-the-sky terror threat to William: Security alert over app that lets anyone track pilot Prince's air ambulance helicopter
Prince William was at the centre of a major security alert last night after The Mail on Sunday discovered that terrorists could use a mobile phone to track his every movement in his new job as an air ambulance pilot.
Experts warned of the ‘extraordinary risk’ to the future King presented by a £2.99 app, which gives away precise details of his helicopter’s position, direction of travel, speed and altitude.
Former police officers said the information presented ‘intelligence gold’ for terrorists wishing to track the Prince’s flightpath in an attempt to shoot him down.
A Mail on Sunday team last week used the app, called flightradar24, to monitor Prince William’s progress as he flew from North Norfolk after attending a road accident.
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Prince William was at the centre of a major security alert last night after The Mail on Sunday discovered that terrorists could use a mobile phone to track his every movement in his new job as an air ambulance pilot.
Experts warned of the ‘extraordinary risk’ to the future King presented by a £2.99 app, which gives away precise details of his helicopter’s position, direction of travel, speed and altitude.
Former police officers said the information presented ‘intelligence gold’ for terrorists wishing to track the Prince’s flightpath in an attempt to shoot him down.
A Mail on Sunday team last week used the app, called flightradar24, to monitor Prince William’s progress as he flew from North Norfolk after attending a road accident.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...elicopter.html
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