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I wonder what are legal implications of running GPS jammer constantly.
by altero 13y ago
I wonder what are legal implications of running GPS jammer constantly.
- RankingMember 13y agoShould be none, at least in the U.S. It's your car.
- matthewmacleod 13y agoI'm pretty sure GPS jammers are illegal in the US, though. I guess if you wanted to wrap the antenna in aluminium foil, that wouldn't be a problem.
- jasomill 13y agoRight, and you could also just disconnect the antenna. But GPS is useful for applications that have nothing to do with tracking, so it'd be nice to have access to devices which include strong, legally enforceable guarantees against location tracking (aside from targeted, judicially sanctioned tracking by law enforcement, since making life difficult for cops with warrants does little more than waste taxpayer money).
- gnu8 13y agoThe legal implications of jamming are that it is illegal. You would be better off clipping the wires to the GPS antenna, or if it is a separate component, disconnecting and removing the GPS module entirely. It was actually very easy to disable the Onstar module in my vehicle this way. Reference for jamming legality in the United States: http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/jammer-enforcement http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/jammer-enforcement
- gaius 13y agoHere in the UK OFCOM would come down on you like a ton of bricks, if they noticed.
- Raphmedia 13y agoNone if you jam your car and you car only. REALLY ILLEGAL if your jamming affect anything else than your car. I should be able to put my phone on your hood and still be able to get an accurate GPS reading.
- maxerickson 13y agoThe traditional solution is to unplug the cell phone antennas. I have no idea how accessible they are on recent vehicles.
- Istof 13y agoit probably would be much better to disable the wireless transmitter