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Secret UK Network Hunts GPS Jammers

Posted by samzenpus on from the hunt-you-down dept.

garymortimer writes "A secret network of 20 roadside listening stations across the UK has confirmed that criminals are attempting to jam GPS signals on a regular basis. From the article: 'Government-funded trials involving the police have revealed more than a hundred incidents of GPS jammer use in the UK. The Sentinel project, which has been running since January 2011, was designed to measure GPS jamming on UK roads. The project, run by GPS-tracking company Chronos Technology, picked up the illegal jamming incidents via four GPS sensors in trials lasting from two to six months per location.'"

8 of 228 comments (clear)

  1. Re:at the risk of sounding stupid.. by queBurro · · Score: 5, Funny

    [Meaconing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaconing) the GPS signal using the encoder, (and...) sending the British frigate HMS Devonshire off-course in the South China Sea

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    sag
  2. Re:at the risk of sounding stupid.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But that's just stupid! You don't have to invest in a GPS jammer, which is illegal probably in most places too. You can just wrap your whole care in tinfoil. TA-DA!

  3. Re:at the risk of sounding stupid.. by oobayly · · Score: 4, Funny

    I remember this being in the news, it nearly started a war. Luckily some English chap and a Chinese bird managed to stop Rupert Murdock before it was too late.

  4. Re:at the risk of sounding stupid.. by billcopc · · Score: 5, Funny

    You must be new to America.

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    -Billco, Fnarg.com
  5. Re:at the risk of sounding stupid.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hmm, I think the signal's being jammed...

  6. Re:at the risk of sounding stupid.. by deek · · Score: 4, Funny

    Jammed? Raspberry! There's only one man who would dare give me Raspberry. CowboyNeal !

  7. Re:at the risk of sounding stupid.. by Ihmhi · · Score: 4, Funny

    The mistake you make is thinking that such an intelligent idea would be used by a group of people who think that holding a handgun sideways is a good thing.

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    Random Thoughts From A Diseased Mind (Not For Dummies)
  8. Re:at the risk of sounding stupid.. by interkin3tic · · Score: 3, Funny

    Redirect a GPS equipped armored car to your secret criminal location and land it safely.

    (In a Wells Fargo truck)
    Mike: Hey, uh, Bob, WHERE THE HELL are we going?
    Bob: GPS says the bank is just up ahead.
    Mike: The GPS says the bank is in that abandoned looking warehouse?
    Bob: It also says that we should throw our guns out the window now.
    Mike: (unholstering) What did we do before these things were invented?