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The supposed solution is proof of presence: let's say you run a dating app, and want to ensure people aren't faking their location, even on platforms like Web o
by dannyw 5y ago
The supposed solution is proof of presence: let's say you run a dating app, and want to ensure people aren't faking their location, even on platforms like Web or rooted Android.
The value offered by this is probably minimal, but it also doesn't work. You could just pay someone actually in a location and proxy their signals.
- manarth 5y agoYou could just pay someone actually in a location and proxy their signals That's technically detectable through round-trip timings (e.g. your apple watch needs to be close enough to your computer to unlock it – too far away and the round-trip time exceeds the allowed threshold). I still agree on the very minimal value though!