Re:Ingress: Google is broadcasting your address to everyone.
by esquivalience on Monday July 21, 2014 @10:53AM
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They've responded by saying that they're randomising locations - OP finds it's always 1km from his location.
If it's a fixed distance (radius) then only the angle can be randomised. This means that graphing even just a few points from a consistent location will lead to a circle centred precisely on the user's address. Even if it's only partial, an arc can be extrapolated to a circle without any loss.
If it's a fixed distance (radius) then only the angle can be randomised. This means that graphing even just a few points from a consistent location will lead to a circle centred precisely on the user's address. Even if it's only partial, an arc can be extrapolated to a circle without any loss.