Systems and methods for leveraging global positioning repeaters to locate devices and to obfuscate device location

A system for using global positioning system (GPS) repeaters to obfuscate a location of a mobile device operating in a confined area of a communications network, the system comprising:

• a wireless system controller configured to:
• receive an indication that the mobile device entered the confined area of the communications network;
• prompt a location update from the mobile device;
• and
• receive an obfuscated GPS location from the mobile device, the obfuscated GPS location differing from an actual location of the mobile device by an offset distance, the offset distance based on a time of signal transmission extension imposed by a length of a cable coupling a GPS antenna and a GPS repeater, and
• a processor in signal communication with the wireless system controller, the processor executing a mapping function to map the obfuscated GPS location of the mobile device to a table of defined locations to produce the actual mobile device location.

A computer-implemented method for leveraging GPS repeaters to locate a mobile device and to obfuscate device location, comprising:

• a processor controlling a GPS receive antenna to receive GPS satellite data and information from a constellation of GPS satellites;
• the processor controlling a GPS repeater to broadcast a modified form of the GPS satellite data and information, wherein the modified form is derived from a cable coupling the GPS repeater and the GPS antenna, the cable including an extension length that imposes an extended time of a transmission between the GPS repeater and the GPS receive antenna, the extended time comprising time in excess of a time of transmission based on an efficient routing distance and time for the transmission, wherein the efficient time and the extended time modify the form of the GPS satellite data and information;
• the processor receiving an obfuscated GPS location computed by the mobile device from the broadcast modified form of the GPS satellite data and information;
• and
• the processor applying the obfuscated GPS location to a GPS mapping table to determine an actual location of the mobile device.