Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean... -- David Harley BA CISSP FBCS CITP Small Blue-Green World
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Preston > Sent: 28 May 2009 13:29 > To: Juha-Matti Laurio; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [funsec] Experts: GPS system 'close to breakdown' > > -----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-breakdow > > n > > > > "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----- > > _______________________________________________ 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.
