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etchalonyesterday at 3:13 PM4 repliesview on HN

Thanks for explanation. I had absolutely no awareness GPS jamming was a thing, let alone at scale.


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jerlamyesterday at 5:48 PM

The United States (who created and operates GPS) also has the ability to make civilian GPS receivers in a specific area or region area less accurate, in case of war. I would assume that other countries' systems (Russia, China, maybe not EU) also have this ability.

GPS was primarily developed as a military technology. It was intentionally inaccurate for all civilians up until the year 2000.

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swe_dimayesterday at 4:35 PM

my runner friends hate it, suddenly your Garmin can't show your pace and distance properly. (I am very much aware it's a 1st world problem to have in times of war)