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U.S. Forces In Iraq Ban GPS Phones

Posted by timothy on from the but-gps-will-be-mandatory dept.

Brian Enigma writes "According to a report last night on NPR and these two articles, Central Command has banned a particular satellite phone from reporters. It seems that it not only has a GPS--to help locate which satellite to use--but also (if activated) transmits the users location back to the phone company. Eavesdropping this signal is nontrivial, but still possible."

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  1. Re:Friendly Fire (again) by nmg196 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    CNN/Reuters: News reports have filtered out early this morning that US
    forces have swooped on an Iraqi Primary School and detained 6th Grade
    teacher Mohammed Al-Hazar. Sources indicate that, when arrested, Al-Hazar
    was in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square and a calculator.
    US President George W Bush argued that this was clear and overwhelming
    evidence that Iraq indeed possessed weapons of maths instruction.