TechnologyEnglish · 1 year ago

Finland detects more GPS jammers as drivers increasingly try to hide their tracks | Yle News | Yle

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Finland detects more GPS jammers as drivers increasingly try to hide their tracks | Yle News | Yle

TechnologyEnglish · 1 year ago

Finland detects more GPS jammers as drivers increasingly try to hide their tracks

Owning a GPS jammer is in itself not illegal, but using the devices to interfere with signals is a crime, according to the Southeastern Finland Police Department.

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Active jamming is illegal but passive is not. You can block yourself but not others. FYI.
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  Tape some foil over the GPS antenna.
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    Yes ,but it could also be that there are multiple gps antenna in your new car.😬

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