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Re:Telegram publishes users' locations online on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @01:41AM (#25642814)
it's a privacy issue. Users who enable the feature don't understand that are basically publishing thier latitude longitude online. Which can be resolved into a home address.
Re:Telegram publishes users' locations online on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:01AM (#25642288)
Your location will be shared on the map if you make yourself visible. Otherwise, you're safe. Disable location sharing for the whole app.
Re:Telegram publishes users' locations online on Monday January 04, 2021 @11:20PM (#25642072)
Author here. No, that is called z-coordinate. It's not possible to get z-coordinate by just finding the distance between me and the user.
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