# Spoofing protection?

**URL:** <https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/spoofing-protection/1566>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [February 26, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/spoofing-protection/1566 "2022-02-26T19:43:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Franco\_Petrazzini](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/user_avatar/community.nianticspatial.com/franco_petrazzini/32/607_2.png) [@Franco\_Petrazzini](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Franco_Petrazzini)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/spoofing-protection/1566/1 "2022-02-26T19:43:03Z")

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What tools does lightship provide to avoid users spoofing their location? Are there any best practices or libraries we can use?

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**Author:** ![Erik\_Brown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/user_avatar/community.nianticspatial.com/erik_brown/32/25_2.png) [@Erik\_Brown](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Erik_Brown)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/spoofing-protection/1566/2 "2022-02-28T19:39:45Z")

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Hello Franco, we currently don’t have any anti-cheat or location spoofing libraries or practices set in place, and aren’t able to comment on a roadmap or timeline at this time.

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**Author:** ![Maverick\_Niantic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Maverick\_Niantic](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Maverick_Niantic)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/spoofing-protection/1566/3 "2026-03-05T23:47:57Z")

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