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I never understood how this works, at least effectively. Isn’t this just a device DRM? If you can build an ICBM you can probably hack a gps receiver, or build an unlocked one, no? If that encryption key is in every gps device, surely it must be available on eg darknet. And thus you could use existing gps infrastructure (ie avoid the expensive part of launching your own satellites). What am I missing?


There's no encryption, it's just a limit in the firmware.

What am I missing?

The collective intelligence --- or lack thereof --- of the bureaucracies that come up with these laws.




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