Australian national airline carrier Qantas has warned its pilots to be wary of radio and Global Positioning System (GPS) interference signals from the Chinese military. In a directive issued on March 16, the airline said it had detected interference signals in the Western Pacific and South China Sea. Qantas said some aircraft were experiencing interference…

Australian national airline carrier Qantas has warned its pilots to be wary of radio and Global Positioning System (GPS) interference signals from the Chinese military. In a directive issued on March 16, the airline said it had detected interference signals in the Western Pacific and South China Sea. Qantas said some aircraft were experiencing interference…

A Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded for the discovery of “an inner GPS in the brain,” but while we now know this faculty of the brain affects how we map our surroundings geographically, could it also guide us in other ways? Theories building on this discovery take us into the realm of intuition and…

The Federal Aviation Administration this week warned pilots about mysterious disruptions to GPS signals in Texas as a runway at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was shut down. The FAA told Bloomberg that it is investigating possible jamming of the global positioning system (GPS) that aircraft use to guide them to runways and during their…

The Chinese mapping service application Baidu Maps now prioritizes the use of China’s in-house BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) over the U.S.-operated Global Positioning System (GPS). Analysts believe the move would allow the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to expand the reach and use of its in-house satellite navigation system to more countries. According to Chinese media…

Mainland Chinese media recently revealed that China-made portable power banks can eavesdrop on and locate users. They are available on the Chinese market and are not regulated by the regime. The periodical Ban Yue Tan reported on July 27 that in recent years, power banks that can eavesdrop, position individuals, and have other functions that…

The January 6 panel says former President Trump chose not to act, as he watched the Capitol breach on TV, while former First Lady Melania Trump breaks her silence. Using arrest warrants to board flights in the U.S. That’s what some illegal immigrants are doing. A senator grilled the TSA chief on the issue. Life…

A popular Chinese-made automotive GPS tracker used in 169 countries has “severe vulnerabilities,” posing a potential danger to highway safety, national security, and supply chains, according to new research by a Boston-based cybersecurity firm. BitSight said in a press release it discovered six “severe” flaws in the MV720 GPS tracker, a hardwired device manufactured by Chinese company…

Chinese military researchers reportedly view the SpaceX-operated Starlink satellite internet system as a national security threat while suggesting Beijing needs to have the ability to destroy it. An expert suggests that the PLA has no capability to defeat Starlink. A Beijing-affiliated military TV program, “Crazy Warfare Show,” recently published an article analyzing the progress of…

Federal regulators are considering new vehicle safety features and requesting public comments about the immediate changes, but it’s the agency’s future proposals under development that could give pause to consumers who are concerned about privacy. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regulates the auto industry in numerous ways, including the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), which…