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by Mike_12345 1175 days ago
> But also, the solution is maybe as easy as replacing your Wi-Fi router?

GPS coordinates have nothing to do with Wi-Fi routers. He could bulldoze his house and people would still show up to that location because the GPS system does not know or care what is at that location.

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Apple’s location database uses the location of Wi-Fi routers to get proper GPS locations. If someone is spoofing his routers MAC address, then that could fix it.