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GPS (Global Positioning System) is a satellite-based navigation and timing service. A receiver calculates its position and precise time from signals broadcast by satellites; it usually does not authenticate those signals before using them. GPS is one component of the broader family of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), although “GPS” is often used informally for satellite navigation generally.
Its main security concerns are spoofing and jamming. Spoofing transmits counterfeit signals that can make a receiver report a false location or time; jamming overwhelms the weak satellite signals and causes loss of service. These attacks can disrupt navigation, geofencing, surveying, or systems that depend on GPS timing, but their effect depends on receiver design and signal exposure. Defenses include authenticated signals where available, interference monitoring, plausibility checks, and independent sources such as inertial sensors or terrestrial timing. GPS-enabled phones, vehicles, and tracking systems also create privacy risks because stored location histories can reveal movements and routines; access controls, retention limits, and transparent collection practices are relevant safeguards.
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ORNL says portable detector kit can separate real GPS signals from fake ones even at equal strength
ORNL says portable detector kit can separate real GPS signals from fake ones even at equal strength GPS spoofing, which sends fake satellite-like signals, and GPS jamming, which drowns receivers in noise, are increasingly serious problems. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee have created what they say is the most effective system yet for detecting GPS interference, which could help blunt such attacks.…
Extra infosec investments are taxiing towards the runway India’s Civil Aviation Minister has revealed that local authorities have detected GPS spoofing and jamming at eight major airports.…
Bloc working on anti-jamming measures and plans extra sat to help A plane carrying European Commission (EC) president Ursula von der Leyen to Bulgaria was forced to resort to manual navigation techniques after GPS jamming that authorities have pinned on Russia.…
Cross-Channel pact aims to bolster navigation and timing tech as satellite signals face growing jamming threats Britain and France are to work more closely on technology to back up the familiar Global Positioning System (GPS), which is increasingly subject to interference in many regions around the world.…
Australian study finds GPS trackers – and sometimes AirTags – are in demand for the wrong reasons Tracking devices are in demand from organized crime groups and known perpetrators of domestic violence, according to an Australian study.…
Can't we do this another way, like without these mini-sats costing $1B over 5 years, House reps wonder A plan by America's Space Force to harden GPS against spoofing attacks may be going nowhere: A request by the service branch for $77 million of public cash to finish the work is struggling to get approval from Congress.…
In evolving smarter security, open source is the missing link Opinion Some ideas work better than others. Take DARPA, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Launched by US President Dwight Eisenhower in 1957 response to Sputnik, its job is to create and test concepts that may be useful in thwarting enemies. Along the way, it's helped make happen GPS, weather satellites, PC technology, and something called the internet.…
Outsourcer asked to take 'principled stance' We hear Privacy International and a few other campaign groups set up camp outside Capita's AGM in London yesterday protesting Capita's involvement as an outsourcer in a UK government GPS tracking contract.…
About '1.5 million' folks and organizations use these gadgets A handful of vulnerabilities, some critical, in MiCODUS GPS tracker devices could allow criminals to disrupt fleet operations and spy on routes, or even remotely control or cut off fuel to vehicles, according to CISA. And there's no fixes for these security flaws.…
Alleged campaign involved stalking via GPS and hidden cameras, fake interviews, confidential government data Five suspects were indicted in a federal court in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday for alleged crimes related to a campaign to silence dissidents in the US who opposed the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC).…
As England's controversial scheme to grab 55 million citizen's medical data is withdrawn, emergency powers are extended Concerns are being raised over UK government proposals to extend emergency powers introduced during the pandemic, giving it access to patient data held by general practitioners (GPs).…