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They can still do better. I want a feature that will let me programatically lie to any app that requests any permission. E.g. real data while Im in the app but
by pydry 5y ago
They can still do better. I want a feature that will let me programatically lie to any app that requests any permission. E.g. real data while Im in the app but maybe Im in paraguay if it requests it ourside.
Apps shouldnt be able to fully trust the data they get unless the user wants them to trust it.
- akomtu 5y agoApple will probably implement this in the coming years. This feature will poison those Big Data datasets and will lower accuracy of user profiles, but so long as Apple can reliably distinguish fake location data, Apple will go for it. Then, I hope, Google will retaliate and do the same on Androids. Facebook will be out of luck, but who cares.
- markhelo 5y agoIts likely that both OS's allow you to do it, because it is part of their testability APIs. I have used an app on Google to fake my location because a restaurant that is hard to schedule (90+mins waiting) requires you to be within 1 mile of it before getting on their waitlist.
- poizan42 5y agoThe XPosed framework for Android let's you do exactly that (requires rooting though). I haven't tried calling it programmatically, but it has a module system.
- benrapscallion 5y agoThey actually do this already in a roundabout way: if you turn on iCloud Private Relay, you can choose the IP Address Location as Use country and time zone