Tracking Crininals

There is a proposal in Massachusetts to GPS Tag some criminals whilst on Parole so that they are tracked, and can be sent back to prison if they go into a restricted zone.

This is a cool use of technology, except that :-
* GPS does not work inside or underground very well.
* It actually does not work covered with tinfoil.
* I can build a GPS Jammer from parts from Dick Smith for $5. Although I have been asked in the past to do this, I have never built such a device.
* GPS Simulators are available and are coming down in price. A drug dealer could afford one, and have it in their car, and the tracker would say they where anywhere they wanted.

Work

Today will be busy… I have some tracking units to finally build up. I was going to be using some cases we got designed but I realised last night that they will not be suitable. So today I will be racing to the hardware store to buy some metal to manufacture some ends.

And then there is software that I need to do as well for another client…

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