Do you want an option to share your geo location when posting? #Amethyst #zappoll
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So, people want an option to share location on Amethyst. How should we do this? I am concerned users might not know the dangers of it. Maybe we do zip code precision as default?
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Why would anyone want this? 😬
Such a bad idea!!! Nice try FBI
Nope. Not on my phone. Sorry.
NO to Doxxing!!
I just paid money for @Vitor Pamplona to not implement this 😂⚡️
does that app require location or anything like that?
We either would add a permission request popup to do it 🫤
As others have noted it should be off by default. But I can see it being useful for things like posts with pretty pictures when you're on vacation.
One approach would be to gather data (stored locally) that figures out locations where the person often is and have a "Are you sure?" prompt if they're in one of those locations. It's one thing to geotag a post in a place where you rarely are. It's another one to geotag a post with your home location.
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No thank you…
The distinction must be made between publishing your current personal location and publishing the location of a thing like a business.
There is NO reason to reveal your personal location *publicly*. Literally none, unless you are lost in the mountains or dying.
It would make sense to publish your location as an ephemeral in an encrypted chat with people you trust.
Regarding non-personal locations: there are lots of reasons to share locations of places, things, and events. Please see this doscussion:
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NIP-44 Geospatial Types by rossbates · Pull Request #136 · nostr-protocol/nips
Proposal for a new nostr kind that stores GeoJSON data as the content. This kind, along with the existing p and e tag model, would make notes spati...
Sure, but should the client remove people's free choice to add their location in every post... Regardless of if it's useful or not.
It's DANGEROUS no matter who you are to do this. Clients should not give people tools to accidentally or easily endanger themselves. If someone wants to share their location they already can: just paste it into a note yourself. Nobody does this because it's a terrible terrible idea. Where on the internet do you see anyone posting their personal location constantly? This is an extremely niche use case at best.
Instagram, but that doesn’t make it not stupid
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"I'm in Greece" - there's your location tag.
In seriousness though, I can see why some people might want this, but it absolutely must be off by default. I imagine most people would either see zero or negative utility to such a feature.