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Future Geopolitics

Yes, GPS Is Getting Worse — Will We Have To Go Back To Regular Maps?

photo of a gps map in a car
Sending you the wrong way again? David Tesinsky/ZUMA

From war zone risks to head-scratching tourists, the manipulation of the GPS navigation system by hackers (jamming and spoofing) can wreak havoc on our modern habits of relying on real-time digital mapping apps. The surest alternative may be going back to paper maps.

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Future Geopolitics

Why GPS Is Getting Worse — And May Force Us To Revert To Old-School Maps

Why GPS Is Getting Worse — And May Force Us To Revert To Old-School Maps
Time to pull out the old paper map? Image Catalog

From war zone risks to head-scratching tourists, the manipulation of the GPS navigation system by hackers (jamming and spoofing) can wreak havoc on our modern habits of relying on real-time digital mapping apps. The surest alternative may be going back to paper maps.

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