"Blunkett u-turn on data privacy plans"

[Roland Perry]

In message <03022709501700.13929@bbzen.edsc.ulst.ac.uk>, Brian Beesley 
<BJ.Beesley@ulster.ac.uk> writes
>I gather that GPS receivers are on the list of
>"wanted" features. This would enable the phone to be located to a few cm.

IMHO they are much over-sold for this kind of application, needing a 
clear view of lots of sky, a long time to "lock on" when powered up (at 
the same place as powering off helps a lot), and a general accuracy of 
about 10m. These reasons are not a problem when you are out sailing :-)

-- 
Roland Perry
at 0.0.58"E