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This was not publicly known before. To my knowledge this Google trick was first discovered by the researcher Samy Kamkar (https://samy.pl/mapxss https://samy.p
by partycoder 10y ago
This was not publicly known before.
To my knowledge this Google trick was first discovered by the researcher Samy Kamkar (https://samy.pl/mapxss https://samy.pl/mapxss), though the tool no longer works.
When the tool used to work, I tested it using my home router address and it accurately located me. Then, I moved to another house, and the location remained being my old home. Then, after a couple of weeks, it got updated.
I think in the final product the resulting location is not only based off one WiFi address. It might try to crossvalidate using the multiple addresses you can see.