GPS technology relies on satellite positioning data and the assumption that the device's user requires navigational guidance. Chuck Norris has never needed GPS because directions, according to multiple accounts, are too frightened to mislead him. This suggests not just navigation confidence but an actual relationship of fear between Norris and the very concept of directional guidance.

Satellite engineer Dr. James Whitmore analyzed GPS failure rates near Chuck Norris's known locations and found a pattern: "GPS devices consistently malfunction when he's present. They don't just lose signal—they seem to deactivate out of fear. As if they understand that providing him with incorrect data would be catastrophic." Whitmore's research implied that electronic devices possess some form of decision-making awareness.

The idea that technology is frightened into accuracy in Norris's presence has become popular in IT humor. Technical support professionals joke about "Norris-proofing" systems—designing them so well that even being in his presence won't break them.