Friday, March 21, 2003

GPS Turned Off?

Does anyone have a Global Positioning System device? Could you tell me if it's working correctly right now?

A colleague just straggled in from a flight hours late. They were unable to land at JFK because of fog and were diverted to Philly. He says that this was because GPS has been set to spew random data as a war measure and so landings depend on visibility.

I'd have thought someone would have mentioned this in the news before now, so I'm wondering if he's just bullshitting.

So far, I've only been able to find one story about this, and I've no idea of its reliability.

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