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So the exact same triangulation vulnerability exposed and subsequently fixed in every dating app? How is this not Step #2 after “Build a dating app that Match G

So the exact same triangulation vulnerability exposed and subsequently fixed in every dating app? How is this not Step #2 after “Build a dating app that Match Group will eventually acquire”

pcthrowaway 5y ago
Interestingly, another researcher reported this exact same issue (being able to triangulate a user's location) last year: https://blog.securityevaluators.com/reverse-engineering-bumbles-api-a2a0d39b3a87 https://blog.securityevaluators.com/reverse-engineering-bumb...
godelski 5y ago
Not just dating apps, but really _any_ app with location based chat. Telegram hit the top page of HN a few months ago with a similar vulnerability[0]. There's other apps that sell this as a feature! Snapchat does this and you can see people down to the exact corner of the street they're standing on. Ads (used to) allow you to do it too[1] [0] https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/01/05/telegrams-people-nearby-feature-reveals-exact-user-locations-through-triangulation/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/01/05/telegrams-people-ne... [1] http://adint.cs.washington.edu/ADINT.pdf http://adint.cs.washington.edu/ADINT.pdf