I saw this on a backpacking forum. Decided to post it here because some people that have posted on this forum in the past have traveled through some places were such devices may be prohibited.
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-woman-india-arrest-garmin-gps-deviceI have seen backpackers in remote places where there is no cell service use Garmin Inreach or similar devices, they are transmitters that can send non-emergency and emergency signals through a satellite system with text messages. I think they also can be used to track you so friends and family can track your progress when moving.
My reading of the article is that only devices that transmit are illegal. Standard GPS units used as bike computers can only receive data from satellites, not transmit to satellites, thus should be ok.
The above is all I know on this topic, if you have questions, ask someone else.
