Global Positioning System

“Among other things, these applications introduce the potential for collecting and monitoring user and device information through device sensors such as a camera, microphone and Global Positioning System,” Inspector General Joseph Cuffari said.

The precision-agriculture approach employs technology and the global positioning system to ensure that seeds, fertilizer and chemicals are used correctly.

Over the last decade, global positioning system technology has been incorporated to ankle bracelets; the base unit is replaced with a smartphone that defendants must carry around the clock, but the more advanced versions incorporate wireless transmitters.

ARPA-H is modeled after the military-focused DARPA, which spawned the internet and the global positioning system, commonly known as GPS.

Maps from the GPSJam website showed a "high level" of Global Positioning System interference across Moscow on Wednesday and Thursday, the day of the main rehearsal, meaning over 10% of aircraft overhead recorded low navigation accuracy.