How to fool a GPS - Todd Humphreys
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something happened in the early morning
something happened in the early morning
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hours of May 2nd 2000 that had a
hours of May 2nd 2000 that had a
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profound effect on the way our society
profound effect on the way our society
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operates ironically hardly anyone
operates ironically hardly anyone
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noticed at the time the change was
noticed at the time the change was
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silent imperceptible unless you knew
silent imperceptible unless you knew
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exactly what to look for on that morning
exactly what to look for on that morning
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US President Bill Clinton ordered that a
US President Bill Clinton ordered that a
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special switch be thrown in the orbiting
special switch be thrown in the orbiting
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satellites of the global positioning
satellites of the global positioning
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system instantaneously every civilian
system instantaneously every civilian
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GPS receiver around the globe went from
GPS receiver around the globe went from
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errors the size of a football field the
errors the size of a football field the
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errors the size of a small room it's
errors the size of a small room it's
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hard to overstate the effect that this
hard to overstate the effect that this
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change in accuracy has had on us before
change in accuracy has had on us before
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this switch was thrown we didn't have in
this switch was thrown we didn't have in
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car navigation systems giving
car navigation systems giving
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turn-by-turn directions because back
turn-by-turn directions because back
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then gps couldn't tell you what block
then gps couldn't tell you what block
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you are on let alone what street for
you are on let alone what street for
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geolocation accuracy matters and things
geolocation accuracy matters and things
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have only improved over the last 10
have only improved over the last 10
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years with more base stations or ground
years with more base stations or ground
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stations better receivers and better
stations better receivers and better
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algorithms GPS can now not only tell you
algorithms GPS can now not only tell you
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what street you were on but what part of
what street you were on but what part of
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the street this level of accuracy has
the street this level of accuracy has
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unleashed a firestorm of innovation in
unleashed a firestorm of innovation in
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fact many of you navigated here today
fact many of you navigated here today
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with the help of your TomTom or your
with the help of your TomTom or your
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smartphone paper maps are becoming
smartphone paper maps are becoming
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obsolete Boystown now stand on the verge
obsolete Boystown now stand on the verge
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of another revolution in geolocation
of another revolution in geolocation
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accuracy what if I told you that the 2
accuracy what if I told you that the 2
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meter positioning that our current cell
meter positioning that our current cell
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phones and our our tom-toms give us is
phones and our our tom-toms give us is
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pathetic compared to what we could be
pathetic compared to what we could be
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getting for dump sometime now it's been
getting for dump sometime now it's been
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known that if you pay attention to the
known that if you pay attention to the
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carrier phase of the GPS signal and if
carrier phase of the GPS signal and if
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you have an internet connection then you
you have an internet connection then you
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can go from meter love
can go from meter love
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2-centimeter level even millimeter level
2-centimeter level even millimeter level
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positioning so why don't we have this
positioning so why don't we have this
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capability on our on our phones only I
capability on our on our phones only I
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believe for a lack of imagination
believe for a lack of imagination
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manufacturers haven't built this carrier
manufacturers haven't built this carrier
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phase technique into their cheap GPS
phase technique into their cheap GPS
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chips because they're not sure what the
chips because they're not sure what the
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general public would do with geolocation
general public would do with geolocation
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so accurate that you could pinpoint the
so accurate that you could pinpoint the
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wrinkles in the palm of your hand but
wrinkles in the palm of your hand but
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you and I and other innovators we can
you and I and other innovators we can
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see the potential in this next leap in
see the potential in this next leap in
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accuracy imagine for example an
accuracy imagine for example an
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augmented reality app that overlays a
augmented reality app that overlays a
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virtual world 2 millimeter level
virtual world 2 millimeter level
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precision on top of the physical world I
precision on top of the physical world I
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could build for you a structure up here
could build for you a structure up here
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in 3d millimeter accurate that only you
in 3d millimeter accurate that only you
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could see or my friends at home so this
could see or my friends at home so this
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level of positioning this is what we're
level of positioning this is what we're
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looking for and I believe that within
looking for and I believe that within
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the next few years I predict that this
the next few years I predict that this
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kind of hyper precise scarrier phase
kind of hyper precise scarrier phase
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based positioning will become cheap and
based positioning will become cheap and
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ubiquitous and the consequences will be
ubiquitous and the consequences will be
fantastic
fantastic
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the Holy Grail of course is the GPS dot
the Holy Grail of course is the GPS dot
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do you remember the the movie The Da
do you remember the the movie The Da
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Vinci Code here's professor Langdon
Vinci Code here's professor Langdon
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examining a GPS dot which his accomplice
examining a GPS dot which his accomplice
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tells him is a tracking device accurate
tells him is a tracking device accurate
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within 2 feet anywhere on the globe but
within 2 feet anywhere on the globe but
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we know that in the world of nonfiction
we know that in the world of nonfiction
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the GPS dot is impossible right
the GPS dot is impossible right
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for one thing GPS doesn't work indoors
for one thing GPS doesn't work indoors
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and for another they don't make devices
and for another they don't make devices
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quite this small especially when those
quite this small especially when those
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devices have to relay their measurements
devices have to relay their measurements
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back over a network
back over a network
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well these objections were perfectly
well these objections were perfectly
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reasonable a few years ago but things
reasonable a few years ago but things
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have changed there's been a strong trend
have changed there's been a strong trend
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toward miniaturization better
toward miniaturization better
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sensitivity so much so that a few years
sensitivity so much so that a few years
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ago a GPS tracking device looked like
ago a GPS tracking device looked like
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this clunky box to the left of the keys
this clunky box to the left of the keys
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compare that with the device released
compare that with the device released
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just months ago that's now packaged into
just months ago that's now packaged into
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something the size of a key fob and if
something the size of a key fob and if
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you take a look at the state-of-the-art
you take a look at the state-of-the-art
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for a complete GPS receiver which is
for a complete GPS receiver which is
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only a centimeter on a side and more
only a centimeter on a side and more
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sensitive than ever
sensitive than ever
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you realize that the GPS dot will soon
you realize that the GPS dot will soon
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move from fiction to nonfiction imagine
move from fiction to nonfiction imagine
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what we could do with a world full of
what we could do with a world full of
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GPS dots it's not just that you'll never
GPS dots it's not just that you'll never
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lose your wallet or your keys anymore or
lose your wallet or your keys anymore or
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your child when you're at Disneyland
your child when you're at Disneyland
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you'll buy gps dots in bulk and you'll
you'll buy gps dots in bulk and you'll
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stick them on everything you own worth
stick them on everything you own worth
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more than a few tens of dollars I
more than a few tens of dollars I
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couldn't find my shoes one recent
couldn't find my shoes one recent
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morning and as usual I had to ask my
morning and as usual I had to ask my
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wife if she had seen them but I
wife if she had seen them but I
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shouldn't have to bother my wife with
shouldn't have to bother my wife with
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that kind of triviality I should be able
that kind of triviality I should be able
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to ask my house where my shoes are those
to ask my house where my shoes are those
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of you who have made the switch to Gmail
of you who have made the switch to Gmail
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remember how refreshing it was to go
remember how refreshing it was to go
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from organizing all of your email to
from organizing all of your email to
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simply searching it the GPS dot will do
simply searching it the GPS dot will do
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the same for our possessions now of
the same for our possessions now of
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course there is a flip side to the GPS
course there is a flip side to the GPS
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dot I was in my office some months back
dot I was in my office some months back
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and got a telephone call the woman on
and got a telephone call the woman on
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the other end of the line we'll call her
the other end of the line we'll call her
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Carol was panicked apparently an
Carol was panicked apparently an
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ex-boyfriend of Carol's from California
ex-boyfriend of Carol's from California
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had found her in Texas and was following
had found her in Texas and was following
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her around so you might ask at this
her around so you might ask at this
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point why she's calling you well so did
point why she's calling you well so did
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I but it turned out there was a
I but it turned out there was a
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technical twist to Carol's case every
technical twist to Carol's case every
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time her ex-boyfriend would show up at
time her ex-boyfriend would show up at
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the most improbable times in the most
the most improbable times in the most
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improbable locations he was carrying an
improbable locations he was carrying an
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open laptop and over time Carol realized
open laptop and over time Carol realized
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that he had planted a GPS tracking
that he had planted a GPS tracking
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device on her car so she was calling me
device on her car so she was calling me
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for help
for help
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to disable it well you should go to a
to disable it well you should go to a
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good mechanic and have him take him look
good mechanic and have him take him look
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at your car I said I already have she
at your car I said I already have she
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told me he didn't see anything obvious
told me he didn't see anything obvious
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and he said he'd have to take the car
and he said he'd have to take the car
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apart piece by piece well then uh you
apart piece by piece well then uh you
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better go to the police I said I already
better go to the police I said I already
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have she replied they're not sure this
have she replied they're not sure this
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rises to the level of harassment and
rises to the level of harassment and
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they're not set up technically to find
they're not set up technically to find
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the device
the device
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okay what about the FBI I've talked to
okay what about the FBI I've talked to
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them too and same story we then talked
them too and same story we then talked
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about her coming to my lab and us
about her coming to my lab and us
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performing a radio sweep of her car but
performing a radio sweep of her car but
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I wasn't even sure that would work given
I wasn't even sure that would work given
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that some of these devices are
that some of these devices are
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configured to only transmit when they're
configured to only transmit when they're
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inside safe zones or when the car is
inside safe zones or when the car is
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moving so there we were Carol isn't the
moving so there we were Carol isn't the
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first and certainly won't be the last to
first and certainly won't be the last to
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find herself in this kind of fearsome
find herself in this kind of fearsome
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environment worrisome situation caused
environment worrisome situation caused
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by GPS tracking in fact as I looked into
by GPS tracking in fact as I looked into
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her case I discovered to my surprise
her case I discovered to my surprise
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that it's not clearly illegal for you or
that it's not clearly illegal for you or
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me to put a tracking device on someone
me to put a tracking device on someone
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else's car the Supreme Court ruled last
else's car the Supreme Court ruled last
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month that a policeman has to get a
month that a policeman has to get a
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warrant if he wants to do prolonged
warrant if he wants to do prolonged
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tracking but the law isn't clear about
tracking but the law isn't clear about
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civilians doing this to one another so
civilians doing this to one another so
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it's not just big brother we have to
it's not just big brother we have to
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worry about but big neighbor
worry about but big neighbor
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there is one alternative the Carroll
there is one alternative the Carroll
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could have taken very effective it's
could have taken very effective it's
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called the wave bubble it's a an open
called the wave bubble it's a an open
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source GPS jammer developed by L'Amour
source GPS jammer developed by L'Amour
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freed a graduate student at MIT and
freed a graduate student at MIT and
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L'Amour calls it a tool for reclaiming
L'Amour calls it a tool for reclaiming
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our personal space with a flip of the
our personal space with a flip of the
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switch you create a bubble around you
switch you create a bubble around you
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within which GPS signals can't reside
within which GPS signals can't reside
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they get drowned out by the bubble and
they get drowned out by the bubble and
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L'Amour designed this in part because
L'Amour designed this in part because
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like Carol she felt threatened by GPS
like Carol she felt threatened by GPS
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tracking then she posted her design to
tracking then she posted her design to
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the web and if you don't have time to
the web and if you don't have time to
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build your own you can buy one Chinese
build your own you can buy one Chinese
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manufacturers now sell thousands of
manufacturers now sell thousands of
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nearly identical devices on the Internet
nearly identical devices on the Internet
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so you might be thinking the way bubble
so you might be thinking the way bubble
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sounds great I should have one might
sounds great I should have one might
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come in handy if somebody ever puts a
come in handy if somebody ever puts a
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tracking device on my car but you should
tracking device on my car but you should
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be aware that its use is very much
be aware that its use is very much
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illegal in the United States and why is
illegal in the United States and why is
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that well because it's not a bubble at
that well because it's not a bubble at
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all it's jamming signals don't stop at
all it's jamming signals don't stop at
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the edge of your personal space or at
the edge of your personal space or at
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the edge
the edge
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car they go on to jam innocent GPS
car they go on to jam innocent GPS
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receivers for miles around you now if
receivers for miles around you now if
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you're Carol or L'Amour or someone who
you're Carol or L'Amour or someone who
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feels threatened by GPS tracking it
feels threatened by GPS tracking it
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might not feel wrong to turn on a wave
might not feel wrong to turn on a wave
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bubble but in fact the results can be
bubble but in fact the results can be
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disastrous imagine for example you're
disastrous imagine for example you're
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the captain of a cruise ship trying to
the captain of a cruise ship trying to
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make your way through a thick fog and
make your way through a thick fog and
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some passenger in the back turns on a
some passenger in the back turns on a
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wave bubble all of a sudden your GPS
wave bubble all of a sudden your GPS
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readout goes blank and now it's just you
readout goes blank and now it's just you
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and the fog and whatever you can pull
and the fog and whatever you can pull
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off the radar system if you remember how
off the radar system if you remember how
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they in fact they don't update or upkeep
they in fact they don't update or upkeep
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lighthouses anymore and Loran the only
lighthouses anymore and Loran the only
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backup to GPS was discontinued last year
backup to GPS was discontinued last year
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our modern society has a special
our modern society has a special
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relationship with GPS we're almost
relationship with GPS we're almost
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blindly reliant on it it's built deeply
blindly reliant on it it's built deeply
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into our systems and infrastructure some
into our systems and infrastructure some
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call it the invisible utility so turning
call it the invisible utility so turning
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on a wave bubble might not just cause
on a wave bubble might not just cause
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inconvenience it might be deadly but as
inconvenience it might be deadly but as
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it turns out for purposes of protecting
it turns out for purposes of protecting
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your privacy at the expense of general
your privacy at the expense of general
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GPS reliability there's something even
GPS reliability there's something even
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more potent and more subversive than a
more potent and more subversive than a
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wave bubble and that is a GPS spoofer
wave bubble and that is a GPS spoofer
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the idea behind the GPS spoofer is
the idea behind the GPS spoofer is
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simple instead of jamming the GPS
simple instead of jamming the GPS
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signals you fake them you imitate them
signals you fake them you imitate them
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and if you do it right the device you're
and if you do it right the device you're
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attacking doesn't even know it's being
attacking doesn't even know it's being
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spoofed so let me show you how this
spoofed so let me show you how this
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works in any GPS receiver there's a peak
works in any GPS receiver there's a peak
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inside that corresponds to the authentic
inside that corresponds to the authentic
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signals these three red dots represent
signals these three red dots represent
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the tracking points that try to keep
the tracking points that try to keep
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themselves centered on that peak but if
themselves centered on that peak but if
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you send in a fake GPS signal another
you send in a fake GPS signal another
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peak pops up and if you can get these
peak pops up and if you can get these
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two peaks perfectly aligned the tracking
two peaks perfectly aligned the tracking
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points can't tell the difference and
points can't tell the difference and
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they get hijacked by the stronger
they get hijacked by the stronger
counter
counter
counter
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signal with the authentic peak getting
signal with the authentic peak getting
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forced off at this point the game is
forced off at this point the game is
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over the fake signals now completely
over the fake signals now completely
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control this GPS receiver so is this
control this GPS receiver so is this
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really possible can someone really
really possible can someone really
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manipulate the timing and positioning of
manipulate the timing and positioning of
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a GPS receiver just like that with a
a GPS receiver just like that with a
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spoofer well the short answer is yes the
spoofer well the short answer is yes the
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key is that civil GPS signals are
key is that civil GPS signals are
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completely open
completely open
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they have no encryption they have no
they have no encryption they have no
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intent ocation they're wide open
intent ocation they're wide open
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vulnerable to a kind of spoofing attack
vulnerable to a kind of spoofing attack
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even so up until very recently nobody
even so up until very recently nobody
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worried about GPS spoofer x' people
worried about GPS spoofer x' people
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figured that it would be too complex or
figured that it would be too complex or
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too expensive for some hacker to build
too expensive for some hacker to build
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one but I and a friend of mine from
one but I and a friend of mine from
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graduate school we didn't see it that
graduate school we didn't see it that
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way we knew it wasn't going to be so
way we knew it wasn't going to be so
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hard and we wanted to be the first to
hard and we wanted to be the first to
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build one so we could get out in front
build one so we could get out in front
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of the problem and help protect against
of the problem and help protect against
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GPS spoofing I remember vividly the week
GPS spoofing I remember vividly the week
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it all came together we built it at my
it all came together we built it at my
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home which means that I got a little
home which means that I got a little
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extra help from my three-year-old son
extra help from my three-year-old son
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Ramon here's Ramon looking for a little
Ramon here's Ramon looking for a little
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attention from dad that week at first
attention from dad that week at first
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the spoof it was just a jumble of cables
the spoof it was just a jumble of cables
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and computers though we eventually got
and computers though we eventually got
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it packaged into a small box now the dr.
it packaged into a small box now the dr.
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Frankenstein moment when the spoofer
Frankenstein moment when the spoofer
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finally came alive and I glimpsed its
finally came alive and I glimpsed its
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awfull potential came late one night
awfull potential came late one night
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when I tested the spoofer against my
when I tested the spoofer against my
iPhone
iPhone
iPhone
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let me show you some actual footage from
let me show you some actual footage from
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that very first experiment I had come to
that very first experiment I had come to
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completely trust this little blue dot
completely trust this little blue dot
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and it's reassuring blue halo they seem
and it's reassuring blue halo they seem
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to speak to me they say here you are
to speak to me they say here you are
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here you are
here you are
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and you can trust us so something felt
and you can trust us so something felt
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very wrong about the world it was a
very wrong about the world it was a
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sense almost of betrayal when this
sense almost of betrayal when this
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little blue dot started at my house and
little blue dot started at my house and
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went running off toward the north
went running off toward the north
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leaving me behind I wasn't moving what I
leaving me behind I wasn't moving what I
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then saw in this little moving blue dot
then saw in this little moving blue dot
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was the potential for chaos I saw
was the potential for chaos I saw
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airplanes and ships veering off course
airplanes and ships veering off course
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with the captain learning only too late
with the captain learning only too late
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that something was wrong
that something was wrong
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I saw the GPS derived timing of the New
I saw the GPS derived timing of the New
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York Stock Exchange being manipulated by
York Stock Exchange being manipulated by
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hackers you can scarcely imagine the
hackers you can scarcely imagine the
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kind of havoc you could cause if you
kind of havoc you could cause if you
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knew what you were doing with a GPS
knew what you were doing with a GPS
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spoofer there is though one redeeming
spoofer there is though one redeeming
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feature of the GPS spoofer it's the
feature of the GPS spoofer it's the
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ultimate weapon against an invasion of
ultimate weapon against an invasion of
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GPS dots imagine for example you're
GPS dots imagine for example you're
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being tracked but you can play the
being tracked but you can play the
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tracker for a fool pretending to be at
tracker for a fool pretending to be at
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work when you're really on vacation or
work when you're really on vacation or
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if you're Carol you could lure your
if you're Carol you could lure your
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ex-boyfriend into some empty parking lot
ex-boyfriend into some empty parking lot
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where the police are waiting for him so
where the police are waiting for him so
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I'm fascinated by this conflict a
I'm fascinated by this conflict a
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looming conflict between privacy on the
looming conflict between privacy on the
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one hand and the need for a clean radio
one hand and the need for a clean radio
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spectrum on the other we simply cannot
spectrum on the other we simply cannot
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tolerate GPS jammers and spoof errs and
tolerate GPS jammers and spoof errs and
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yet given the lack of effective legal
yet given the lack of effective legal
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means for protecting our privacy from
means for protecting our privacy from
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the GPS dot can you really blame people
the GPS dot can you really blame people
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from wanting to turn them on for wanting
from wanting to turn them on for wanting
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to use them I hold out hope that we'll
to use them I hold out hope that we'll
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be able to reconcile this conflict with
be able to reconcile this conflict with
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some sort of some yet uh uninventive
some sort of some yet uh uninventive
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technology but meanwhile grab some
technology but meanwhile grab some
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popcorn because things are going to get
popcorn because things are going to get
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interesting within the next few years
interesting within the next few years
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many of you will be the proud owner of a
many of you will be the proud owner of a
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GPS dot maybe you'll have a whole bag
GPS dot maybe you'll have a whole bag
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full of them
full of them
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you'll never lose track of your things
you'll never lose track of your things
again
again
again
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the GPS dot will fundamentally reorder
the GPS dot will fundamentally reorder
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your life but will you be able to resist
your life but will you be able to resist
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the temptation to track your fellow man
the temptation to track your fellow man
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or will you be able to resist the
or will you be able to resist the
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temptation to turn on a GPS spoofer or a
temptation to turn on a GPS spoofer or a
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wave bubble to protect your own privacy
wave bubble to protect your own privacy
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so as usual what we see just beyond the
so as usual what we see just beyond the
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horizon is full of promise and peril
horizon is full of promise and peril
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it'll be fascinating to see how this all
it'll be fascinating to see how this all
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Todd Humphreys, TED, TEDx, TEDxAustin, technology, GPS, TED-Ed, TED, Ed, TEDEducation
