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  2. When GPS goes wrong

When GPS goes wrong

Over the past two decades, the Global Positioning System has woven itself into the fabric of every business that needs to move something from Point A to Point B. But a recent wave of disruptions has shown that GPS isn’t as infallible as most of us believe. Fortune’s Katherine Dunn reports on a crisis of navigation.

Map shows route of ship used to detect GPS interferences
International

The long ocean voyage that helped find the flaws in GPS

By Katherine Dunn
January 24, 2020
Into the ‘crucible’: How the government responds when GPS goes down
Tech

Into the ‘crucible’: How the government responds when GPS goes down

By Katherine Dunn
January 24, 2020
How GPS went from being the tech everyone hated to the tech everyone needs
International

How GPS went from being the tech everyone hated to the tech everyone needs

By Katherine Dunn
January 24, 2020
Mysterious GPS outages are wracking the shipping industry
Magazine

Mysterious GPS outages are wracking the shipping industry

By Katherine Dunn
January 22, 2020

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