Secret UK Network Hunts GPS Jammers

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday February 22, 2012 @08:07PM 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.'"

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Re:at the risk of sounding stupid.. by queBurro · 2012-02-22 20:42 · 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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Re:at the risk of sounding stupid.. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-22 20:48 · 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!
Re:at the risk of sounding stupid.. by billcopc · 2012-02-22 21:56 · Score: 5, Funny

You must be new to America.

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