GPS / Navigation?
by Editor on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 | 4 Comments
If i installed a navigation system into my car, could the company at which i purchased the system from, know my location at any given time as soon as the system is powered on? Example. Can someone just get onto a computer and find out where im at?
GPS units are receivers and they don’t transmit any singles of their own, it reads microwaves emitted from satilites.
NAVSTAR… It is a one-way (listen only) system, in which the satellites transmit signals, but are unaware who is using the signal (no receiving function). The user (or listener) does not transmit a signal, and therefore:
* cannot be detected by the enemy (military context), and
* cannot be charged for using the system (civilian context).
Not likely. The most common GPS navigation systems only receives signals from satellites in orbit to determine your position. Unless there was a transmitter in your unit that would relay your information back up to the satellites no one could track you.
It would be easier to track you by your cell phone.
No. It would have to be programmed for that type of system.
Not likely.