Secret UK Network Hunts GPS Jammers

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.'"

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Re:at the risk of sounding stupid..

[queBurro]

[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

Re:at the risk of sounding stupid..

[Anonymous Coward]

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!

Re:at the risk of sounding stupid..

[oobayly]

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.

Re:at the risk of sounding stupid..

[billcopc]

You must be new to America.

Re:at the risk of sounding stupid..

[deek]

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

Re:at the risk of sounding stupid..

[Ihmhi]

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.