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No, and by my understanding it can't be, as the algorithm is now permanent. But it's worse than that, there are confusables within small distances of each othe
by wlonkly 3y ago
No, and by my understanding it can't be, as the algorithm is now permanent.
But it's worse than that, there are confusables within small distances of each other:
https://cybergibbons.com/security-2/why-what3words-is-not-suitable-for-safety-critical-applications/ https://cybergibbons.com/security-2/why-what3words-is-not-su...
https://w3w.me.ss/ https://w3w.me.ss/
- pmarreck 3y agoSince the app gives you the words to say, and translates those back to coordinates on the receiving end, in theory they could alter the word list, at the cost of making any written-down version obsolete. Maybe they should release a new service called What4ActuallyVettedWordsAndWordCombinations ;)
- iudqnolq 3y agoAren't they trying to turn their word list into a subscription service? Obsoleting paper copies might be a feature.