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UK Defence Secretary jet hit by an electronic warfare attack in Poland

Security Affairs

Russian hackers have knocked down the GPS and communications of Defence Secretary Grant Shapps RAF Dassault Falcon 900 jet with electronic warfare attack. A Sun’s defence editor onboard the RAF Dassault Falcon 900 jet reported that the GPS and communications were disabled by a jamming attack allegedly launched by Russia.

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Surveillance by the US Postal Service

Schneier on Security

This is not about mass surveillance of mail , this is about sorts of targeted surveillance the US Postal Inspection Service uses to catch mail thieves : To track down an alleged mail thief, a US postal inspector used license plate reader technology, GPS data collected by a rental car company, and, most damning of all, hid a camera inside one of the (..)

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How GPS Tracking Technology Can Curb Domestic Violence

WIRED Threat Level

Opinion: GPS-monitored violent offenders are 95 percent less likely to commit a new crime. We need to implement an integrated, nationwide domestic violence program that tracks domestic abusers.

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GPS Vulnerabilities

Schneier on Security

Really good op-ed in the New York Times about how vulnerable the GPS system is to interference, spoofing, and jamming — and potential alternatives. A report on the technologies was submitted to Congress last week.

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Another Event-Related Spyware App

Schneier on Security

The app also provides Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, which created it, with other so-called backdoor privileges, or the ability to scan people’s devices. It can also track people’s locations via smartphone’s built-in GPS and Wi-Fi technologies, according to two of the analysts.

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Tracking in the Great Outdoors

RFID Global Solution, Inc.

Various technologies allow companies to monitor the location, status, speed, and direction of movement of their physical assets. Tracking assets outdoors is crucial for businesses that rely on the movement of goods, equipment, and vehicles.

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Seeds of Destruction: Cyber Risk Is Growing in Agriculture

The Security Ledger

Just as it has in other sectors, technology and digital transformation has remade the agriculture sector over the century. Their work is not mostly performed by mechanized, Internet connected and GPS-guided equipment that can sow, tend and harvest crops with astounding speed. Market share for the largest four U.S. And on and on.