On: Telegram publishes users' locations online

[gaudat]

On the "People Nearby" page in the Telegram app it specifically says

Quickly add people nearby who are also viewing this section ...

If a user is not specifically on that page, they are not listed in the section. The user most likely wants the world (or strangers) to know his position.

This case shows precise localization can be a double-edge sword. But instead of fuzzing the returned location, we should educate the people on privacy implications of showing their position to the public.

[rkoten → gaudat]

> If a user is not specifically on that page, they are not listed in the section.

I'm consistently seeing some of the people nearby across multiple times opening the page, some of which weeks apart.