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Tinder once had this exact problem. You could find users' exact locations via triangulation, since the API reported an exact distance from your location: http:/
by jamesfisher 10y ago
Tinder once had this exact problem. You could find users' exact locations via triangulation, since the API reported an exact distance from your location: http://blog.includesecurity.com/2014/02/how-i-was-able-to-track-location-of-any.html http://blog.includesecurity.com/2014/02/how-i-was-able-to-tr...
- badwolf 10y agoGrindr as well, which due to the nature of that app could have had bad effects should someone with ill-intent take advantage. There were even a few apps in the Google Play store that would pinpoint other grindr users.
- secfirstmd 10y agoYep, this is a big problem in the human rights space these days. When we train on apps with LGBT communities in the Middle East and Africa, we have to spend a lot of time on this issue. More info: https://grindrmap.neocities.org/ https://grindrmap.neocities.org/ Comparison amongst gay dating apps (from 2014) https://grindrmap.neocities.org/overview.html https://grindrmap.neocities.org/overview.html