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GPS jammers illegality

GPS jammers illegality

In connection with the reinforcement of GPS positions because of expanding the field of its application, not long ago the U. S. Security services decided to fight with the spread of GPS disablers (systems that block the work of GPS-receivers) for the support of various services. Such idea seemed to be great persuading Google to restrict the Internet search results for GPS interrupters, according to Bob Brewin, the chief designer of nextgov.com, this concept worked at least for some time.
On the 7th of April Brewin, who had been investigating the GNSS problems for some time already, was effacted with the number of links in his blog, which Google showed on request “GPS jammer” (GPS jamming signal). Brewin immediately connected with the guys from Google. They said that “The GPS-jammers’ references contradict to the company policy, which prohibits advertising of hacking and some suitable technology”, and that they will eliminate the problem. Indeed, the searching on request “GPS jammer” have no effect in the evening. But on request “GPS jammer” with mark “Shopping” Google found three ad links on the GPS-jammers’ sites.
And there was a large quantity of web-sites about these interrupters in other SE. In Feb, during the conference British expert David Last mentioned how he got 185 thousands links on this request. The quantity of GPS-disablers’ sites increased by 50% just in a month. The abridgement of search of the exact phrase “gps jammer” by Google will remove nearly 106000 references – but it is a poor consolation.

GLONASS/GPS tracking

GLONASS/GPS tracking

The cars, made in Russia are going to be equipped with the dual receivers GLONASS/GPS on the conveyor – reported the administrative minister of the “GLONASS / GNSS – Forum” company, Vladimir Klimov, giving an interview the Izvestia newspaper. According to him, within the ERA GLONASS project, each car will be equipped with the gadget, “which if it is necessary in case of accident, it will post a call or a voice message in the center of traffic.
“So, the accidents and their exact locations would be recorded, and the ensuing problems with traffic, too. And, of course, this information will help to react on the situation, providing the assistance,” –said Klimov.
Talking about the program ERA GLONASS, he noticed that “there will function the comparable system which is based on GPS / Galileo in Europe in 2012”. “Here it is also mentioned about a double-system receiver – GLONASS / GPS. It is expected that the cars which are about to be sold in Russia, that they are equipped with these gadgets on the assembly belt “-said he.
Answering to the question according to the competition of the American GPS and the Russian-developed system, Vladimir Klimov said: “SBS had systematically been developing nearly 20 years, but the company GLONASS – only 8 years.” “But at the hardware level we are already closing to the GPS – about the sizes of receivers, the power and the color characteristics. And soon the Western firms will form the dual-standart equipment GLONASS / GPS,” – noted he.