Originally Posted by
Dee Vee
Seems like a lot of Y2K style fear mongering all over again...
No, this one is real. The article does a good job of explaining the issue (known as "GPS week rollover") without sensationalism.
Why wouldn't every device manufactured or updated since 2000 treat the rollover as 2019, instead of 1999??
See here for an authoritative answer to that (ESR has hands-on experience in this problem):
The Rollover of Doom: a Trap for Good Programmers | Armed and Dangerous