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by thfuran 11 days ago
> The USG has limited capabilities on technologies from GPS chips

Are you referring to Selective Availability? That ended decades ago.
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rcruzeiro 11 days ago
Selective Availability accuracy restrictions ended decades ago, but GPS technology is still subject to various military and export-control restrictions.
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VectorLock 11 days ago
Not selective availability. COCOM Limits that prevent a GPS chip from operating above a certain speed and altitude.
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withinboredom 11 days ago
It’s funny because it’s just (relativistic) math. It would cost a couple hundred bucks to roll your own with no restrictions.
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