-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Perhaps its my paranoia, but why do I get the feeling this is just a cover for a large rollout of gps jamming equipment?
Mike Preston Juha-Matti Laurio wrote: > Funsec people probably have thoughts about this GPS story: > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/19/gps-close-to-breakdown > > "US government officials are concerned that the quality of the Global > Positioning System (GPS) could begin to deteriorate as early as next year, > resulting in regular blackouts and failures – or even dishing out inaccurate > directions to millions of people worldwide. > > The warning centres on the network of GPS satellites that constantly orbit > the planet and beam signals > back to the ground that help pinpoint your position on the Earth's surface. > > The satellites are overseen by the US Air Force, which has maintained the GPS > network since the early 1990s. > According to a study by the US government accountability office (GAO), > mismanagement and a lack of investment > means that some of the crucial GPS satellites could begin to fail as early as > next year." > --clip-- > > Juha-Matti > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) iEYEARECAAYFAkoeg4wACgkQvhwPecbXDdxgsgCgkfX7MpgIAL2ST/j5rt9lE39n ab4AmwRA7EA17amjL8kv0KP7+Rczls3h =56Re -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
smime.p7s
Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
_______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
