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spoofing

British  

noun

  1. the act or an instance of impersonating another person on the internet or via email

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While it is officially off-limits to U.S. customers, Americans spoofing their locations are able to get access.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anyone dialed into online culture in the early aughts encountered the surrealist comedy series born from Flash animation and two brothers spoofing kids books.

From Salon

Maritime risk company Vanguard Tech says it believes The Skipper was "spoofing its position for a long time" - that is, transmitting a false signal, making it appear to be in a different location.

From BBC

Analysts at the firm said the ship had previously loaded crude oil from Venezuela and Iran, while falsifying its position via its onboard tracker, a process known as spoofing.

From BBC

This data may be partial or incorrect because of spoofing.

From BBC

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