With the passage of time the geolocation tools They have become part of everyday life. These are of great help to move smoothly, locate places, reach a destination and know where a contact is.
But in the same way that they have given us tools, there are users who have invented a few tricks to mislead senders.
Here’s how you can find out if a location sent to you via WhatsApp is false.
When they send you theCurrent location” below the preview of the Map no name or description of the place will appear. Although the GPS may not be accurate, since this tool needs an internet connection or mobile data, if not, it will send an address near or close to where the person really is.
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Instead, if the name of the place appears along with the description you will know that it is false Well, this will indicate that the location was selected manually or in the map search engine and was not automatically thrown by the WhatsApp GPS; this function is called “pick places on the map”.
If you are familiar with the app, you will know that there is an option to “share your location in real time”. To use it you must open an individual or group chat and click on Attach > Location > Real-time location and press “send”.
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This is best way to confirm current location of a user, since a map will automatically be sent that is updated as the person moves from one place to another, until the user decides to deactivate it.
On the other hand, the “Send my current location” function is the one we do not recommend, because this way you can change your real location. (F)
Source: Eluniverso
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