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The standard solution for dating apps is to snap the location to the nearest x kilometer grid point, so that you are losing information rather than simply addin
by eat_veggies 3y ago
The standard solution for dating apps is to snap the location to the nearest x kilometer grid point, so that you are losing information rather than simply adding noise
https://robertheaton.com/2018/07/09/how-tinder-keeps-your-location-a-bit-private/ https://robertheaton.com/2018/07/09/how-tinder-keeps-your-lo...
- ChrisMarshallNY 3y agoThanks for that! Reading it, I'm not so sure it's "standard," as it seems Tinder-specific, but they have done their homework. I'll have to see what I can do to incorporate something like that.
- ChrisMarshallNY 3y agoJust an update: I did a 1Km "snap" to the original location (I basically apply a weighted round to the initial ll), and apply the "fuzz" over that. I'm sure a dedicated geek could still figure out how to hack it, but our target demographic, despite clamoring for privacy, tends to do Facebook "checkins" all the time.