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Man Spoofs GPS To Fake Shop Visits For Profit, Gets Caught (nikkei.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the caught-red-handed dept.

AmiMoJo writes: A man in Japan used GPS spoofing to fake 2.7 million visits to shops in the Aeon Kyushu chain. Each visit rewarded him with two "WAON" points, with the total worth around 5.3 million yen ($45,000). The man used 45 laptops to continually spoof GPS readings and launch the Aeon Kyushu app, collecting two points each time.

3 of 97 comments (clear)

  1. Re:So jail for violating an EULA? by Howitzer86 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I would think fraud, since he's certainly not entitled to that $45k.

  2. STUPID STUPID STPUPID.... by fluffernutter · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think the penalty should go to the company with the stupid idea to give anyone anything worth money based solely on GPS data.

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  3. Re:So jail for violating an EULA? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Define "visit the store". Did the TOS specifically say a "physical" visit? You might assume that, but how did the company choose (they chose) to measure when a visit took place? That's why contracts and TOS's are so damn long.