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Surveillance through GPS is not the same as using cellular tower data, say law enforcement officials
Extending probable cause requirements to cellular, EZ-Pass and OnStar data makes the proposed legislation "overly broad," said John Ramsey, national vice president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association.
Mueller: Tech companies should make products that can be wiretapped
Mueller said Internet-based and other technology firms "are very wealthy…they can afford to do it." "It" being implementation of means to tap electronic exchanges.
Spotlight: FCC pulls support for LightSquared
Would-be broadband wireless network provider LightSquared's proposal took another step on its death march Feb. 14 when the Federal Communications Commission announced (.pdf) it wants to reverse the
LightSquared participated in testing, says DOT official
Aviation officials came to Congress Feb. 8 to praise the Global Positioning System and bury LightSquared. "We worked with LightSquared. They were part of developing the testing protocols, they were
LightSquared GPS interference cannot be solved, say federal agencies
Proposed commercial broadband wireless service provider LightSquared received a possibly deadly blow with the Jan. 13 release (.pdf) of a letter from nine federal agencies concluding that the
Warrantless cellphone tracking hinges on whether devices are 'tracking device', says CRS
The question of whether law enforcement requires a warrant before accessing location data from mobile device providers hinges in great measure on whether the devices meet the legal definition of
Congress says no to ERAM upgrade funding
A "minibus" funding bill signed into law Nov. 18 by President Obama will make a number of cuts in this fiscal year to the Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen air traffic control...
SASC authorizes $21 billion in new fiscal 2012 cuts
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee voted unanimously Nov. 15 to approve a new fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill that would include another $21 billion in cuts from the request.
Jam-resistant GPS capability can be done with receivers, says CBO
The Defense Department could achieve a more jam-resistant Global Positioning System capability quicker and cheaper by improving receivers or integrating signals from the commercial Iridium network
LightSquared: GPS, DoD, FCC at fault for interference
Proposed commercial broadband wireless service LightSquared claims that, despite recent congressional scrutiny, its technology is not flawed. Rather, says the company, LightSquared interferes with
