first published week of:   05/08/2023

11 Ways to Pinpoint a User’s True Location

by  Johan Brissmyr

In this post, I delve into various methods for predicting user location and their effectiveness while considering the importance of user privacy.

Determining a user's true location, even when behind a proxy (more on proxy piercing here ), plays a crucial role in fraud detection and prevention. For example, you may need to identify the real location due to:

• Stolen identity to open a bank account
• Make discounts available to users from specific countries
• Restricting access from certain countries due to regulations

While there is no one-size-fits-all solution or "magic hack" to reveal a user's true location, especially not with accuracy better than country level, combining multiple data points can significantly increase the likelihood of identifying their locatio or, at the very least, casting doubt on the authenticity of their claimed whereabouts.

What methods can developers implement to gather and analyze information that can help more accurately determine a user's true location, or at the very least provide an indication that the user is likely not in the country they claim to be?

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