From IP Geolocation to WiFi Positioning: The KYC Evolution
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From IP Geolocation to WiFi Positioning: The KYC Evolution. In 2023, a major European fintech platform rejected a high-value transaction not because the credit card was stolen, but because the user's device was detected within a specific coffee shop in Berlin, despite the user claiming to be in a different district. The system utilized a technique known as WiFi positioning to triangulate the device's location with meter-level precision, overriding the broader geographic data provided by the user's IP address.…
  • refalo@programming.dev
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    12 days ago

    Thwarted in what sense? The vast majority of users on the planet blindly accept fine location permissions for every single app, I think that will make most users of this tech happy enough.