Archive for March 17th, 2010
« Previous EntriesSacked car worker’s GPS revenge (The Courier Mail)
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010A REMOTE GPS shutdown system used by a car yard to repossess vehicles was hacked by a sacked worker who used it to disable 100 automobiles.
GPS Jammers Illegal, Dangerous, and Very Easy to Buy (Fox News)
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010An electronic device small enough to fit in a shirt pocket and big enough to conceivably bring down an airplane can be easily purchased over the Internet. All a terrorist needs is a credit card and $49.
New York City Police Use GPS Device To Track Stolen Rental Car (Auto Rental News)
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010The NYPD notified the Wyoming troopers to watch for the car, which was stolen from a car rental agency and believed to be in the state’s Rawlins region. The rental car company had the car equipped with a GPS tracking device.
GPS glitch sends people down a snowmobile trail (WCSH 6 Portland)
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010NEW SHARON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — False data entered into GPS systems and directional sites like mapquest.com is causing problems in New Sharon.
GPs on move to new wing (The Hexham Courant)
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010HEXHAM’S GPs are preparing to move into their fresh premises in the new £28 million wing of Hexham General Hospital.