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Turning GPS Tracking Devices Against Their Owners

ancientribe writes "Those low-cost embedded tracking devices in your smartphone or those personal GPS devices that track the whereabouts of your children, your car, your pet, or a shipment can easily be intercepted by hackers, who can then pinpoint their whereabouts, impersonate them, and spoof their physical location. A researcher demonstrated at SOURCE Boston how he was able to hack Zoombak's popular personal tracking devices."

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  1. Note to self: by Locke2005 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Leave my cell at home when I'm out cheating on my wife.

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    I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.