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Cracking the GPS Galileo Satellite
Glyn writes "Newswise is reporting the the encryption in the Galileo GPS signal has been broken. The pseudo random number generator used to obscure the information stored in the Galileo GPS signal has been broken. From the article: 'Members of Cornell's Global Positioning System (GPS) Laboratory have cracked the so-called pseudo random number (PRN) codes of Europe's first global navigation satellite, despite efforts to keep the codes secret. That means free access for consumers who use navigation devices -- including handheld receivers and systems installed in vehicles -- that need PRNs to listen to satellites.'"
GPS is the American
American thinking. GPS is a name, a definition, etc. It has nothing to do with geography, states or companies. Whether the U.S. has a GPS or the E.U. has a GPS is irrelevant. Still different to distingish between "some" GPS you can do that distinction easily, since the european one has the name Galileo associated to it. Only americans can think nobody else can make a GPS so they don't even bother to give theirs a name. It's like you called american cars just "cars".
I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I can think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.
Well now... Just when are the codes for the Windors voting machines going to be released??? How 'bout codes for dem Windors ATM machines too.... Fine world when MOST of our most important is guarded by a swiss cheese OS... Sorry for the offensive remark refering to "swiss cheese" NOT Windors. Secure MSOS... Yea, Right... In Redmond dreams......