<ul><li>Researchers have developed a new zero-knowledge location authentication method that can prove a user's location without revealing sensitive data.</li><li>The method could have significant implications for industries like ride-sharing, delivery services, smart cities, public transport, digital advertising, and marketing.</li><li>Titled 'Zero-Knowledge Location Privacy via Accurate Floating-Point SNARKs', the paper was presented at the 2025 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy by a collaboration of multiple researchers.</li><li>While the method enhances privacy, one limitation is the potential for spoofing location data if the GPS information provided is inaccurate. The researchers proposed a solution involving third-party verification to address this issue.</li></ul>

New zero-knowledge location authentication method developed by university collaboration

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