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Topic: Banking

How to spoof your GPS geolocation on Facebook Places or Twitter

Summary: Proof of concept: Ever wanted to rob a bank and give yourself an alibi? Want to bunk off work and prove you're going to the doctors? Now you can.

Zack Whittaker

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Just to add an extra level of hilarity, I am also tagging a friend of mine, again, Martyn where we will both appear to be doing some "crazy spy... stuff" at the location. Simply hit Check In and the job is done.

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Please read the disclaimer! You can find this and more, including the explanation - as well as the pro's and con's of using spoofed geolocation on the ZDNet iGeneration blog.

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  • RE: How to spoof your GPS geolocation on Facebook Places or Twitter

    The CMD window opens/loads then closes. I can't get to the simulator interface.
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