No sensible employee wants his boss to know where he is at all times.
Just like no sensible boss wants his employees to know where they are at all times.
In the former case, those who need to drive around know that one way to work around the problem is to remove a (totally illegal) GPS jammer.
I understand from my underworld contacts that such a jammer is available for less than $ 100.
Gary Bojczak might have considered this a solid investment. As CBS New York reports, he admitted to the investigators that he had put one in the truck that he drove on behalf of an engineering firm called Tilcon.
Even then, you might think that this was just a rash violation.
However, Bojczak usually drove past Newark Airport in New Jersey. The enterprising souls there tried out a new system called Smartpath. According to the manufacturer Honeywell, this enables airports to “increase airport capacity, reduce aircraft noise and reduce weather-related delays”.
Unfortunately, it can be disturbed by passing trucks that happen to be enjoying a gps jammer.
As the New Jersey Star Ledger reported, the FCC said: “The signals from the vehicle blocked the reception of GPS signals that were used by the air traffic control system.”
Bojczak was fined $ 31,875 on Friday. And yes, he was also fired for his misdirection.
Although the Smartpath system was only tested at the time Bojczak was intercepted, it has now been installed in Newark.
So please try not to block it.