Car thieves are using GPS jammers to keep tracking technology from finding stolen vehicles.

"Illicit kit imported into Europe from China operates on the same frequency as GPS satellites to drown out timing signals and confound in-car devices," writes The Register's John Leyden. "Because of this in-vehicle systems are unable to either determine their position or report in to vehicle tracking centers in cases where cars or lorries registered with GPS-based tracking technology are stolen."

"GPS jammers also have the potential to drown out mobile signals locally, a factor that has reportedly been applied to stop truckers contacting the police in lorry heists in Germany," Leyden writes.

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