Do you remember Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google? Well, he’s now creating flying AI robots that have the ability to target and kill autonomously. Yes, you read that right!
The reason why Schmidt’s robots are in such high demand is due to their capability to jam GPS signals.
Before we delve into more details about Schmidt’s robots, let’s take a look at the increasing trend of GPS, cell phone, and signal jamming. This trend has sparked a global competition between jamming and anti-jamming technologies.
The FCC made a significant move in 2012 by cracking down on jamming devices.
It’s interesting to note that all jamming devices in the United States were banned 90 years ago, even before they were invented. The Communications Act of 1934 explicitly prohibited any intentional interference with radio communications.
Both cell phone and GPS jamming involve flooding the airwaves with white noise in the same frequencies as phone and GPS receivers, essentially creating a denial-of-service attack on specific radio frequencies. The surge in e-commerce led to the emergence of online sales of jammers. In 2012, a passenger on a bus in Philadelphia used a cell phone jammer to silence all phones on the bus. As a result, the FCC took legal action against 20 online retailers in 12 states for unlawfully selling jamming devices.
Despite the crackdown, the illicit use of jammers persisted. In 2013, RNM Manufacturing in Houston, TX, used a jammer to prevent employees from using their phones at work and was fined $29,250. Not to be outdone, a Dallas company named Ravi’s Import Warehouse attempted to jam employee calls in 2022 and was also fined by the FCC, this time for $22,000.
2024-06-20 09:15:03
Link from www.computerworld.com
