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Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by tomhoward on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @02:11PM (#25201897)
Not to detract from your main point, which is very sound, but on this:

> whereas that walk out by the lake with Sarah

If you both have the Facebook app with location tracking on, Facebook does know about this, which is why you sometimes get friend suggestions for people after you spent time near them (eg you were at the same party or they visited your house to do cleaning or plumbing), even if you have no mutual friends.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at ... by toyg on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @02:30PM (#25202099)
I’ve seen this and I was so spooked that I uninstalled the app. I am not naive enough to believe nobody else does it, but it was just too egregious.
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