On 2014/Jan/09, at 3:28 PM, Roger Clarke wrote: > At 15:18 +1100 9/1/14, Kim Holburn wrote: >> Seems like these guys are just jamming their own cabs. That'd be >> fraud I guess but it would also be possible, I would think, to jam >> your own cab devices without radiating too much outside the cab. >> >> It's a bit sad that we are getting so dependent on GPS that jamming >> it is a major crime. I mean I suppose I can see the problems when >> aircraft are involved. Even so don't people actually pilot aircraft >> themselves any more? Don't they have backup sensors, eyes etc? > > Apart from 'the principle of the thing', I assume ACMA is concerned > about the range over which such jamming operates. > > Relevantly to things I've been writing about lately, nearby drones > could be comprehensively stuffed-up.
You say that like it's a bad thing ;-) > If anyone has solid info on such matters, I'd be delighted to (yet > again) leverage off my link colleagues! (Maybe off-list, since it's > close to OT). > > ___________________________ > > >> On 2014/Jan/09, at 2:49 PM, Roger Clarke wrote: >> >>> Melbourne cabbie fined over GPS jammer >>> Ry Crozier >>> itNews >>> Jan 9, 2014 1:21 PM (1 hour ago) >>> >>> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/369108,melbourne-cabbie-fined-over-gps-jammer.aspx >>> >>> Radio comms could be blocked in fight for passengers. >>> -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
