Re: Was Google Location Accuracy (now is How to Spoof Wi-Fi Location)

On Sun, 27 Oct 2024 13:16:12 -0000 (UTC), Andrews <andrews@spam.net>
wrote:

PS: I wish the famous Jeff Lieberman (of a.i.w fame) knew about
   Android what he knows about routers and access points! :)

I've been retired from active involvement in such things since I
closed my former palatial office in late 2020.  I'm still doing
repairs and helping the locals with their PC problems.  I haven't been
able to put much time and effort into staying up to date because most
of my experience and research went through my now closed office.  I
still read a few Usenet newsgroups, which is how I blundered across
this thread.  Sorry, but I know nothing about spoofing a wi-fi
generated location on an Android phone.  I doubt that location
information is sent back to some spy agency via wi-fi where it might
be intercepted at a router or access point.  If they are using wi-fi,
one should be able to see NMEA 0183 data using Wireshark, which I only
see with GPS trackers.

If you really want to track your location, without butchering your
phone or having an evil spy agency looking over your shoulder, maybe
disabling your GPS (with some aluminum foil shielding), plugging in an
external USB hockey puck GPS receiver, and running your own server
might be an option:
<https://www.traccar.org>
You will not be able to benefit from cell tower location accuracy
enhancements, but with improved WAAS and additional satellite
constellations, you should be ok.  The hard part will be to find an
Android mapping app that accepts external (USB) NMEA 0183 data.

Good luck with whatever you're trying to accomplish.

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