Re:GPS Glitched Across US by as Much as 33 Feet. Scientists ...
by prepend on Friday September 04, 2026 @06:54AM
(#49562886)
If you FOIA’d them, then why would you need to redact?
If you can’t show evidence, then it’s probably best not to cite that evidence. At that point it seems to me that you’re asking people to just trust your claim. You seem like a nice person, but what sort of rational reader trusts an internet stranger.
This is an important issue and you seem interested in the topic.
Re:GPS Glitched Across US by as Much as 33 Feet. Scientists ...
by chaps on Friday September 04, 2026 @11:39AM
(#49566199)
The documents I'm talking about didn't come from FOIA. They came from printing them at the clerk of courts' office. They aren't redacted.
But yes, these documents should be FOIA'able and I shouldn't have to redact them. It's one of the reasons why I'm involved in advocating for masking the judicial branch FOIA'able in Illinois.
A lot of this stuff is hard to talk about because it's about real people in real pending (at the time) cases.. and I'm also not a criminal defense attorney by any means. There's a reason the first article I posted had their identity completely removed. There's weird liability and believe me I want to say more.
Very honestly, I wish I could have done more reporting on how fucked up those devices were. I put a lot of time and effort into reporting that couldn't make it to print, largely because I was doing freelance work at the time. The first offer I got for that piece was $50. Wasn't sustainable.
Do you have any questions about these EM programs?