Patent ID: 8160617

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory having computer program code stored thereon, wherein the memory and the computer program code are configured to, when run on the processor, cause the apparatus to: obtain a first geographic location for a portable electronic device; receive corresponding connection point identification data from a connection point in the vicinity of the portable electronic device to provide a second geographic location for the portable electronic device, the connection point identification data being useable in providing a wireless communication path to a remote circuitry capable of providing a connection point for a portable electronic device, wherein the apparatus is caused to receive connection point identification data without establishing a wireless communication path to said remote circuitry, the connection point identification data being associated with a geographic location of the remote circuitry, said associated geographic location of the remote circuitry being used to provide the second geographic location for the portable electronic device; associate one or more corresponding instances of the first and second geographic locations of the portable electronic device; and compare the association to provide a cross-check to determine whether the first geographic location of the portable electronic device is a spoofed geographic location for the portable electronic device.