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The Army is about to begin its first large-scale deployment of a technology that will let soldiers use their own phones and tablets to connect to government networks \u2014 a notion that, as recently as a few years ago, would have seemed like a pipe dream because of various legal, policy and cybersecurity concerns. On October 11, the Army will start rolling out the bring your own device (BYOD) program to 20,000 new users. While that number is extremely small compared to the total force of military members, civilians and contractors, it\u2019s massive by comparison to the limited tests it\u2019s conducted during pilot efforts so far.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices