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Re:Is an "Internet Kill Switch" Technically Feasible in the US? on Wednesday February 09, 2011 @05:14PM (#2199597)
Isn't it as simple as changing the router tables so everything goes to fox news?
Re:How The FCC Plans To Destroy GPS – A Simple Explanation on Wednesday February 09, 2011 @05:09PM (#2199581)
Descend until you can see the freeway and follow that is always popular!
Re:How The FCC Plans To Destroy GPS – A Simple Explanation on Wednesday February 09, 2011 @04:48PM (#2199501)
Has the FCC ever bothered to actually go after people that abuse bits of the spectrum? Wardrobe malfunctions they are right on top of - but anything that requires technical knowledge seems to escape them.

GPS does have a group that protects it's users - I believe it's called the USAF.

Re:How The FCC Plans To Destroy GPS – A Simple Explanation on Wednesday February 09, 2011 @04:44PM (#2199483)
Yes - without it's operation many senior members of staff would be forced to learn map reading to find their way around Washington (or at least their drivers would)
Re:How The FCC Plans To Destroy GPS – A Simple Explanation on Wednesday February 09, 2011 @04:42PM (#2199477)
Yes if you could actually get Galileo receivers !

Galileo changed the frequency to be slightly different to GPS to allow selectively blocking one or the other - but it's still close enough for this to interfere.