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niksauer / RoadChatAPI

RESTful backend that provides content management interface and certain location-aware services.
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anonymise GPS location during pinging #82

Open niksauer opened 6 years ago

niksauer commented 6 years ago

only allow tracing when actively posting TrafficMessages

niksauer commented 6 years ago

@xplip @BigPen1s is it even possible to anonymise one's location while still being able to contact that person?

please look into Google Maps, Tinder, Lavoo etc.

niksauer commented 6 years ago

@BigPen1s

"Part of the app’s appeal is that it shows people other users nearby, providing a rough distance indication, but doesn’t share their actual location for safety purposes.

White-hat hacking firm Include Security has revealed that it identified a flaw in Tinder last year that enabled hackers to identify the location of individual Tinder users to within 100 feet. It notified Tinder about the security hole in October, but claims it was not fixed until some time in December."