Rich Owings takes apart an ABC News article that appears to conflate GPS receivers and personal locator beacons. “So let me make this clear,” Rich writes. “A GPS is not a personal locator beacon. A GPS receiver, by itself, will not tell anyone (other than you) where you are. It is a receiver, not a transmitter.”

Meanwhile, Glenn has a list of some common GPS myths discussed during a Trimble presentation.

Previously: GPS Expectations.