Thursday, December 16, 2004

An On-Off Switch for GPS

President Bush wants to be able to shut down access to the global postitioning satellite system in the event of a terrorist attack. It's believed the 9/11 hijackers used GPS devices to guide their hijacked planes to their targets. Plane and ship traffic in the US are dependent on the GPS system. The White House says the satellites would only be turned off in an extreme circumstance. (USA Today)

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