We hate to break it to you, but that oh-so-reliable
GPS system that you simply obey each day could eventually lead you down a dark, perilous path. No, we're not referring to the blind faith drivers who throw
caution common sense to the wind and drive directly into
sandpiles and
bodies of water, but a new discovery has found that the unencrypted data that's beamed to drivers everyday via
RDS-TMC navigation systems could be undermined with relative ease. Andrea Barisani, chief security engineer with Italian consultancy Inverse Path, has claimed that the wireless signals could not only be intercepted, but incorrect directions could actually be used to lead motorists into a trap, direct traveling competitors away from a sales presentation, or create a massive
gridlock by instructing the weary working crowd to all take the same "detour" home. It was noted that some firms are already looking into more secure methods of delivering such critical information, and considering the
lessons we've already learned about GPS-addicted drivers, the updates can't come soon enough.
[Thanks,
Andrea B.]
